http://jameshamilton.blogsome.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:04:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en >>Human Resources Management Today’s business environment requires a robust, enterprise-wide plan to deal with unexpected crises. Company reputation and brand, as well as the trust and loyalty of stakeholders, are all critical factors in the background of crisis management. At the helm, HR leaders play a strategic role in organizational sustainability ... http://jameshamilton.blogsome.com/2006/08/17/human-resources-management-crisis-management-in-todays-business-environment-hrs-strategic-role/ ‘He’s not a backroom, second-chair member of the staff," says Robert Nardelli, referring to Dennis Donovan. The first executive Nardelli hired "after becoming the president and CEO of The Home Depot in December 9000, Donovan makes presentations at every board meeting, gives quarterly progress reports to financial analysts and regularly ... http://jameshamilton.blogsome.com/2006/08/17/hr-takes-center-stage-in-the-age-of-intellectual-property-battles-this-long-overlooked-corporate-function-is-becoming-a-critical-weapon-in-the-arsenal-management/ The demise of employer-sponsored health coverage as a defined benefit is as inevitable as a force of nature, the authors contend. The paternalistic relationship between business and employee health insurance is on its last legs. The new economy, featuring an older and more transient workforce and competition from foreign firms unburdened ... http://jameshamilton.blogsome.com/2006/08/17/defined-contribution-its-inevitable/