The source of competitive advantage has shifted in many organizations from reliability to innovation and flexibility. But what does it take for an organization that innovates to then manage effectively? In this follow-up to Built to Change, Ed Lawler argues that it is a combination of the right structure and the right people. First, organizations must decide what structure they are: are you a h…
Competency development is one of the hottest topics in the HR profession. Still there is much confusion among managers about what a competency is and how to use it effectively. Here, author Paul Green draws on twenty-five years of training, consulting, and employee assessment experience to establish a behavioral language that describes, guides, and links actions at work. This is the foundation …
This paper examines the difficulties confronted by American and Japanese managers assigned as expatriate to Thailand. 36 Americans and 123 Japanese responded to a questionnaire which sought their self-perceptions of their abilities in relation to 24 items cinsidered to be important in inter-cultural effectiveness.