- DOT-COM FALL OUT.
High-tech companies aren't the only ones feeling the effects of the dot-com fallout. Many employers have seen the HR software vendors they carefully selected suddenly ......
- M & As make a move: after an M & A deal, HR
has little time and few enticements to...
Kathleen Ford was on assignment in Europe in 2004 when news came of the $59 billion merger between her company, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank One....
- Merging compensation strategies: HR's efforts to
integrate compensation strategies and...
In today's whirlwind of mergers and acquisitions (M&As), everyday HR issues such as employee compensation may get blown aside as countless financial and legal priorities ......
- Offshoring trend may go too far.
Recently, I spent a little time reading the numerous professional magazines that I receive every month. After reading one human resource magazine focusing on outsourcing, ......
- Effective ethics. (From the
Editors).
Do the right thing. Those four simple words of advice can be devilishly hard to follow. Especially for human resource professionals, whose responsibilities often force ......
- Employee relations. (What's New: Products &
Services).
HR Affirmative Defense has launched a new telephone hotline service for employers of all sizes. The service operates as a third-party and neutral-compliance hotline to ......
- A multi-headed appraisal monster. (From the
Editors).
There's an old saying that two heads are better than one. But what about 10 heads, or a dozen? When more people are involved in ......
- Clear Picture Corp.
Clear Picture Corp. has developed and released the Apollo Reporting Tool, an automated system that provides customized reports on a company's most recent employee attitude ......
- Letters From Readers.
'Baby Blues' Hits Home; Now I'm Headed Home Great article in the July HR Magazine! I typically don't read articles from start to finish, but ......
- Wal-Mart not an example to emulate.
Iam perplexed by October's article "An Appreciation for People." The article was written as a profile of Wal-Mart's senior HR executive, Coleman Peterson. However, I ......
- HIPAA rules: better, but not perfect. (Insights on
Issues).
In June of 2001, HR Magazine warned that new privacy regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) would staunch the flow of ......
- Tweaks and alterations. (From the Editors Insights on
Issues).
About a year ago, we hired a publications survey firm, Readex, to find out more about what our readers thought of HR Magazine. Overall, responses ......
- From the Editors.
Your view on sept. 11 This summer, HR Magazine editors met to discuss editorial coverage for the September issue. We nailed down most of what ......
- Let us hear from you.
Do you want to contact HR Magazine's editors? Then take advantage of our special web page, www.shrm.org/hrmagazine/contact. From this page you can suggest a story ......
- Surreal images.
I'm not sure what the editors of HR Magazine are trying to convey with the bizarre graphics we're treated to every month. For example, the ......