HR Technology By Bill Kutik
Reading Oracle's Tea Leaves
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The 800-lb. gorilla of HR technology sits where it wants to, talks when it wants to and, certainly, only to whom it wants to. While its five-year-old map to Fusion is getting a little less blurry, no one who is actually in the know has indicated its final destination. We may be hearing one soon.
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Talent Management By Peter Cappelli
Does Online Instruction Work?
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Studies that look at the effectiveness of online training, compared to classroom-based learning, offer some conflicting results. Online training seems to be more effective for older, motivated students, while the classroom works best for younger low-achievers. There are some lessons HR leaders can take away from the findings.
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HR Leadership By Susan R. Meisinger
Time for Action
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Talent-management programs require hiring managers and HR leaders to focus on skills and abilities, and ignore the irrelevant. That's why bias -- for whatever reason -- ultimately harms a company's bottom line as the most-qualified candidates are ignored in favor of nonproductive reasons.
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Benefits By Carol Harnett
Feeling Good About Retirement?
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A lot has changed in the past 25 years when it comes to company-sponsored retirement programs. In this column, Harnett explores the roots of the current shift from defined-benefit to defined-contribution plans, and notes that innovation in core retirement design is at an ebb point right now.MORE |
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