Human resource management - HBR
Jan 13, 2026 · Find new ideas and classic advice for global leaders from the world's best business and management experts.
HR’s New Role - Harvard Business Review
Though the human resources function was once a strong advocate for employees, in the 1980s things changed. As labor markets became slack, HR shifted its focus to relentless cost cutting. Because ...
Managing Human Resources - Harvard Business Review
In the Dallas airport the other day I saw many tall, well-dressed, and impressive-looking men wearing large, immaculate Stetson cowboy hats. As I walked by one such hat-wearer, I noticed two ...
To Change Company Culture, Focus on Systems—Not Communication
Aug 25, 2025 · Many leaders treat culture as a communication strategy. They believe it lives in messaging—in the articulation of purpose, the rollout of values, the tone of internal campaigns. But …
Research: Why Inclusive Hiring Must Include Refugees
Aug 27, 2024 · As organizations seek to be more inclusive in their recruitment and hiring practices, one area they can improve upon is expanding their talent acquisition playbook to include refugees.
What Makes Work Meaningful? - Harvard Business Review
Jul 12, 2023 · Her main research interests are proactive work and career behaviors, feedback, meaningful work, and other (green) HRM-related topics.
Better People Analytics: Measure Who They Know, Not Just Who They …
Lately, people analytics—using statistical insights from employee data to manage talent—has gotten a lot of hype and even won mainstream acceptance. Yet most firms lack an understanding of ...
A Guide to Managing Your (Newly) Remote Workers
Mar 18, 2020 · With the Covid-19 epidemic, many employees — and their managers — are finding themselves working out of the office and separated from each other for the first time. Fortunately, …
When Empowering Employees Works, and When It Doesn’t
Mar 2, 2018 · Many leaders often try to empower their employees by delegating authority and decision-making, sharing information, and asking for their input. But a recent meta-analysis of 105 studies on …
What Leaders Need to Know Before Trying a 4-Day Work Week
May 27, 2022 · Caroline Murphy is a Senior Lecturer in Employment Relations, and Director of the MSc in HRM at the Department of Work and Employment Studies at the Kemmy Business School, …