Customer Review: In this easy to read compilation of business concepts to deal with constantly changing external environmental factors driven by the global economy, academics Lawler and Worley introduce their `B2Change' Model. Using the term identity, to describe an organization's core values, behaviors, and... more info
Customer Review: I've had the pleasure of working with Professor Ed Lawler on the launch of "Talent." Personally, I found this book to be both simple in its storytelling while detailed in its valuable ideas. Professor Lawler does a wonderful job mixing in real world corporate examples of how leaders can shape their... more info
Customer Review: "Why this book is written? ...Because during this decade organizations became more willing to try new pay practices. This willingness to deviate from traditional pay practices undoubtedly stemmed from the fact that, because the old ways were often inadequate, organizations sought new approaches to... more info
Customer Review: Edward E. Lawler III, expone en su libro The Ultimate Advantage: Creating the High Involvement Organization, el siguiente dilema organizacional: ¿Cómo la organización puede competir exitosamente en el ambiente actual de cambios, complejidad, competencia global y diversidad... more info
Customer Review: This book was a worthwhile purchase. It is very different from many books that just present the strategy or concept with very little or no applicability. The book actually provides one with a "how to" guide in addressing the many development, performance and other issues we grapple with in our... more info
Customer Review: In a textbook style narrative, Professor Lawler opens this book with the argument that the talented individual (human capital) is the new competitive advantage, if combined with well designed organizations with the best management systems. He then introduces his Diamond Model of Organizational... more info
Customer Review: The thrust of the book is about how the HRM function can be redefined to make it more effective. The authors explore outsourcing transactional work as a middle ground between being trapped in an administrative role or becoming strategic at the cost of abandoning these duties. The book addresses such... more info
Customer Review: This book is a remarkable guide from 20 remarkable thought leaders for leaders of the new century. Jay A.Conger, Gretchen M.Spreitzer, and Edward E.Lawler III divide this invaluable volume into four parts. As written by them, Part Three-Chapter Seven, by Robert E.Quinn and Nancy T.Snyder, introduces... more info
Customer Review: This is a must read for every board director. Newly-electeds will find a treasure trove of important material; experienced directors will find data to either support or challenge their beliefs on corporate governance.
Bruce R. Ellig Corporate Vice President HR (retired) Pfizer, Inc.
Customer Review: Rewarding Excellence is truly a fascinating study that is more about how to design and manage complex organizations than how to pay individuals.
As argued by Lawler, "the old reward practices and systems that worked well in nationally focused, bureaucratic, capital-intensive, hierarchical,... more info
