Creating a strategic human resources organization : an assessment of trends and new directions / Edward E. Lawler, III and Susan Albers Mohrman ; with Alice Yee Mark, Beth Neilson, and Nora Osganian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lawler, Edward E., III

Contributor:

Mohrman, Susan Albers.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Personnel management.

Personnel departments.

Human capital.

Organizational effectiveness.

Personnel management--Technological innovations.

Personnel management--Computer network resources.

Physical Description:

xiv, 135 p.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Corporations are undergoing dramatic changes that have significant implications for how human resources are best managed and organized. There is growing consensus that human capital is critical to an organization's success. But how should the HR function itself be organized? Is change in HR keeping pace with organizational change overall? Creating a Strategic Human Resources Organization reports the findings from a 6-year longitudinal study of whether and how the HR functions in large corporations are responding to the challenges and opportunities posed by the changing business environment. The book identifies the changes that will be required in order for HR to become a true strategic partner, and suggests why, in too many companies, this transition is not occurring. It examines the paradoxical roles played in this transition by the focus on talent management and the application of IT capabilities, and proposes a new way of conceptualizing HR as providing three service lines. It finds that the most effective HR teams are substantially changing their mix of activities to become knowledge-based contributors to organizational strategy and effectiveness. The authors conclude that HR is at a crossroads, and will either have to face up to these challenges or become a marginal contributor to corporate success. The study was carried out at the Center for Effective Organizations in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, and was funded by the Human Resource Planning Society and the corporate sponsors of the Center for Effective Organizations.

Contents:

Role of HR

HR organizational approaches

HR activities

Talent strategies

Shared services

Outsourcing

Use of IT

eHR systems

Effectiveness of eHR systems

HR skills

Effectiveness of the HR organization

Determinants of HR effectiveness

HR as a strategic partner.

Notes:

"Center for Effective Organizations, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-123).

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ISBN:

0-8047-6711-4

1-4175-0147-2

OCLC:

1294426333