Business analysts and technology pundits have been kicking the software as a service ball back and forth from the midfield to the goal box for many years, taking their shots from a variety of angles. Much like comparing post-game strategies, recent articles indicate that perceptions of winning with SaaS depend on how many goals were [...]

The June 2007 issue of SHRMOnline offers some research perspectives on what high performance HR looks like in terms of six specific competencies. New Competencies for HR cites the research done by Dave Ulrich from the University of Michigan and The RBL Group and outlines their findings in the 2007 Human Resource Competency Study (HRCS). [...]

An interesting Wall Street Journal Online article, New Goal for Human Resources: Establishing a Work Force of One, discusses methods organizations can use to better meet the varied needs of their employees. Author Susan Cantrell, a fellow with the Accenture Institute for High Performance Business in Boston, emphasizes four methods in the article and the [...]

An article titled Managers don’t care if recruitment money is well spent, based on findings from the Cranfield School of Managements Recruitment Confidence Index (RCI), says that less than half of British firms monitor recruitment costs and three-quarters do not measure cost per hire. Even though we know that making the investment in a talent [...]

With all the studies and reports about the challenges and opportunities around talent management and human capital, heres an interesting one from the perspective of risk managers. According to Best practice in risk management: A function comes of age, a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit sponsored by ACE, IBM, and KPMG, human capital risks [...]

Surveying more than 500 executives, TriNets 2007 HR Trends: People to Profitability survey shows small and medium businesses are focusing on attracting and keeping talented employees as a top priority: For both larger and very small companies the attraction and retention of talent is more important than increasing revenue. Read the survey results to see [...]

When asked about the impact on global business during the next five years, 78% of respondents to a recent survey indicated that Increasingly global labor and talent markets are important/very important. The global talent factor was the third highest in importance as reported in Acting on global trends: A McKinsey Global Survey. The survey also [...]

Heres more validation of good works translating into good business. According to a survey conducted by Sirota Survey Intelligence, employees who are satisfied with their companys commitment to social responsibility have positive views about their employer in several other key areas ” including its sense of direction, competitiveness, integrity, interest in their well-being, and employee [...]

Leading employers are constantly striving to find ways to differentiate themselves with candidates and enhance their employment and organization brand ” especially with Generation Y. Heres one way: the 2007 Deloitte Volunteer IMPACT Survey found that providing volunteer opportunities can sway Gen Y jobseekers your way. 62 percent of respondents prefer to work for a [...]