BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: HR
- human resources
Wiktionary Definition for: HR
- Human Resources
- baseball the statistic for home runs
Additional Resources
- Re-Examining "Why We Hate HR"
- When it comes to a critique of human resources departments, the best article I have ever read on the matter remains Fast Company's 2005 piece "Why We Hate HR." Keith H. Hammonds a former colleague of mine outlines in telling and hilarious fashion why HR folk are...
- Blog posts 2008-10-30
- Productivity Goals Should Extend to HR
- In tough business climates like the one we're in now, productivity is a major company goal. But we tend to view it purely on a team or personal level. In fact, a study by the Society for Human Resource Management finds that only 20 percent of HR executives view boosting...
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- How to Measure HR Success Like Capital One
- The Find: HR functions can sometimes seem far removed from a company's strategic core, but new techniques of "evidence-based" HR are allowing much-maligned talent managers to show the links between soft HR programs and the cold, hard realities of the bottom line. The Source: A...
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- HR: Nothing Personal
- "The more I know about you as a person, the less effective I am at my job in HR," says Punk Rock HR in this pithy little post. Initially, I read this as a deliberately provocative statement -- isn't it essential that an HR professional be a...
- Blog posts 2009-08-27
- HR Directors Earn Top Salaries
- The UK's HR directors are the most highly paid in the world, according to Management Today's global salary survey. (Skip to the end if you just want to check out what everyone gets paid.) British HR directors take home £327,300 a year -- over £140,000 more than...
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- Where Ethics and HR Collide
- Where Ethics and HR CollideWhere Should "Code of Ethics" Lie within an OrganizationInteresting... we have quality control on all our products and services to ensure we satisfy our customers, however, when it comes to quality control within the personnel of our company, well, where lies the responsibility to uphold the...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- HR: Are You Ready for the Workplace of 2009?
- HR has a big role to play in helping their employers weather a downturn. But HR professionals may need to adapt to the new demands of the workplace. They should take the initiative and start talking to senior executives in a language they will understand, says Dr John Sullivan in...
- Blog posts 2008-12-17
- More Firms Find Benefit In Outsourcing HR
- Managing the Human Resources HR in organizations is very important activity from the point-of-view of sustaining long-term success. In order to successfully operationalize the critical HR functions, more and more organizations, today, are resorting to HR outsourcing wherein the HR functions are taken care by an outsourced agency. HR...
- White papers 2003-03-24
- HR Transformation Survey: A Case For Business Driven HR
- The talent crisis, global work force challenges, leadership development and risk threats have brought Human Resources HR Transformation to the forefront of concerns facing C-suite executives in the 21st century, and with alarming implications. Where HR executives are compelled to take on more strategic roles, this study reveals that HR...
- White papers 2007-12-05
- HR Managers Need More Long-Term Vision
- The Find: Assessing and planning for a firm's long-term talent needs rather than simply filling vacancies will be the role of successful HR departments in the future. The Source: A study from the Adecco Institute based on interviews with more than 5,000 HR professionals, along with an...
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- Where Ethics and HR Collide
- The great majority of companies can't afford a full-time on-board ethicist to deal with delicate conflicts of interest and other moral dilemmas. Most employees turn to their Human Resources departments. So a study released this month by The Society for Human Resource Management SHRM and The Ethics...
- Blog posts 2008-06-24
- Study: Execs Acknowledge HR Risk, Fail to Manage It
- The Find: You may think the C-suite is worried enough lately, but one survey finds executives are failing to sufficiently fret about one area of risk: human resources. The Source: Recent research from Ernst & Young entitled "2008 Global HR risk: From the danger zone to the...
- Blog posts 2008-10-16
- Outsource Your HR
- Managing the Human Resources HR in organizations is very important activity from the point-of-view of sustaining long-term success. The HR department is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining employee well-being. Some of the functions of the HR department include payroll management, hiring, firing, and maintaining compliance with Federal tax laws....
- White papers 2002-12-23
- Aligned At The Top: How Business And HR Executives View Today's Most Significant People Challenges
- Faced with increased competition, advances in technology and a relentless focus on innovation, senior business executives and Human Resources HR leaders agree that people are vital to all aspects of their company's performance. "Aligned at the Top," a new survey report shows that the strategic people agenda is not being...
- White papers 2007-05-22
- Hate HR or IT? Here's How to Stop Dysfunctional Organizational Behavior
- Organizational conflict occurs in every company. It destroys morale and affects operating performance. And when it's targeted at support functions like HR, IT or finance, it's disruptive and counterproductive to any organization, big or small. Contrary to what you might think, there's nothing normal or inevitable about this sort...
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Putting Your HR Self-Service Solutions To The Test
- When it comes to HR technology investments, there's a new and powerful driver of return on investment that may surprise us: our employees. With Web-based, self-service applications sitting in front of even the most complex HR technology systems, employees are driving the success or failure of moving HR online. This...
- Case studies 2003-02-28
- Strategy, Core Competence And HR Involvement As Determinants Of HR Effectiveness And Refinery Performance
- TThis study examines the impact strategy, core competence, and involvement of HR executives in strategic decision making on the refinery managers' evaluation of the effectiveness of HR and refinery performance among 86 U.S. petro-chemical refineries. Survey results indicated that higher involvement of HR in organizational strategy is strongly related to...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Hr Case Study: Should You Tell Them They'll Be Laid Off?
- This article is a case study indicating that how a CEO tells why HR should work hand-in-hand with finance in a merger. If one look at the acquisition strategy of most companies, the earlier is to get in the process, the more it is skewed to finance and less to...
- Case studies 2001-07-23
- The HR Scorecard: Linking People, Strategy, And Performance
- From the executive summary: ‘Human capital has become the key element in creating and sustaining value in business. Yet, there is no consensus blueprint for recognizing, developing, managing, or measuring this intangible asset. It is not enough for HR managers to be able to explain why and how they do...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Case For Outsourcing HR
- The Human Resources HR department in organizations is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining employee well-being. Some of the functions of the HR department include payroll management, hiring, firing, and maintaining compliance with Federal tax laws. To successfully operationalize the critical HR functions, more and more organizations, today, are resorting...
- White papers 2002-11-04
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