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1. The Basic Change Model (Lewin)

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After false starts in the 80s and 90s. The Matrix Organization has come of age. The secret is in:
- Understanding that it redefines a job as an opportunity to perform
- Leaves no place for non-performers to hide
- Creates agility and responsiveness in fast moving complex market places
- It needs tension to make it work / not a structure for cowards
- It requires strong leadership from the top
- It is not about too much democracy
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HR Competency Study

Since 1987, the Human Resource Competency Study (HRCS) has been used to determine what knowledge and abilities are necessary for HR professionals to be successful.

Dave Ulrich and Wayne Brockbank, from The RBL Group and the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, completed Round 5 of the HRCS with the assistance of global research partners.

Round 6 is now in progress.

Over 10,000 individuals participated in the 2007 study, making this the largest global study on HR ...

Reflecting uncertain economic conditions and a conservative cost management environment, U.S. employers are projecting moderate pay raises for employees in 2012.

Employers do expect to fund their annual bonuses fully for workers in 2011, as corporate profits have increased, according to survey data from consultancy Towers Watson.

The Salary Budget Survey of 773 U.S. companies, conducted by Towers Watson Data Services in June and July 2011, found that companies are planning pay increases that will average 2.8 percent in 2012 for ...

A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB USA) administrative law judge has found that a Buffalo nonprofit organization unlawfully discharged five employees after they posted comments on Facebook concerning working conditions, including workload and staffing issues (Hispanics United of Buffalo Inc., NLRB ALJ, No. 3-CA-27872, Sept. 2, 2011 (released Sept. 6, 2011)).

This is the first NLRB decision regarding social media websites that didn’t target the organization’s social media policy.

The NLRB’s clearly expressed view is that employers cannot simply prohibit employees ...