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ORGANIZED CHANGE

By  David G. Chaudron, PhD

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We have three articles for you this month: one on evaluating 360 feedback efforts, another on how managers can use the balanced scorecard, and a third on the the effect of HR policies on a firm's growth.

In addition, we have just published our third Signposts and Indicators, our monthly summary of important political, economic, social and technological changes that affect organizations.
 

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360 feedback

How to Evaluate Your 360 Feedback Efforts

K. M. Nowack, J. Hartley & W. Bradley
 
What is the impact of using 360 degree feedback on your organization? Does 360 feedback make a difference in skill transfer or development? Before using 360 feedback, Nowack, Hartley, and Bradley recommend that you look at some critical issues.


Click here to read the full article.
 

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Balanced Scorecard

The Balanced Scorecard's Lesson for Managers

Harvard Management Update
 
Balance Scorecard is not only a performance measurement tool but also a strategic management system that can be used by managers. The balance Scorecard can help managers to gauge how well their department is doing in regards to customer service, improving processes within the department, and helping to build capabilities for the future.

To read the full article click here

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Human Capital Management

The Effects of Human Resource Practices on Firm Growth

by Ilias P. Vlachos

Little is known about the practice of human resources within an organization contributing to the growth of the firm. In this study, it is found that compensation policies are most strongly linked to firm growth. Job security had the weakest relation with growth.

To continue reading this article click here
 

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David Chaudron, Ph.D. is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and the Managing Partner of Organized Change Consultancy, and the developer of the Organized Change Survey System, writes with more than twenty years of experience with a wide variety of organizations including manufacturing, electronics, NGO, petrochemical, biotechnology, government, banking, venture capital and financial service sectors. He works internationally with clients in North America, South America, Europe and the Middle East.  David is the author of more than twenty five practical articles on strategic planning and organizational change, Dr. Chaudron has assisted organizations in planning their strategies, changing their organizations, surveying their employees, building their teams, and improving the leadership styles of their executives.

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