...Valerie Anderson Purpose This paper aims to outline important lessons for HR professionals who seek to ensure that investment in learning delivers strategic value to the organization. Design/methodology/approach Making use of data from semi‐structured interviews, the paper explores the extent...

...Cheryl Fields Tyler This question is one of the perennial issues in HR, and there are some very practical ways to tackle it. This article examines 4 strategies. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 HR Strategy Value , Q&A Leading industry experts answer your strategic HR queries...

...Jan Hills Jan Hills, founder of the Hills Consultancy, discusses how HR can add value without breaking the bank. , STRATEGIC COMMENTARY Thought leaders share their views on the HR profession and its direction for the future Getting more bang for your buck Jan Hills, founder of The Hills Consultancy...

...Theresa L Seagraves Using metrics to communicate HR’s value to an organization is critical to the perception of HR as a valuable resource. What many HR professionals miss is that how those metrics are used in making a business case is just as important as having metrics themselves. © Emerald...

...Annie Waite This issue of Strategic HR Review looks at some of the ways HR can provide added value to the business © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 HR Value , FROM THE EDITOR Joining up HR for Annie Waite maximum contribution Those who can remember when HR was looked upon...

...Robert Bolton Using the “Powerful Connections” method, HR can significantly increase its impact on the organization and veer away from non value‐adding processes, says Robert Bolton, associate partner at Atos Consulting. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 HR Value , HR at WORK...

...Dave Ulrich Too often, HR is the first on the cutting block of retrenchment simply because its value isn’t clearly articulated. Since value is defined by the receiver more than the giver, HR needs to identify what upper managers care about to convince them of its value. © Emerald Group Publishing...

...Robert Bolton; Sonia Storr Robert Bolton and Sonia Storr of Atos Consulting discuss how HR must develop new skills in order to continue facilitating value creation. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 HR Skills Value , STRATEGIC COMMENTARY Thought leaders share their views...

...Wayne Brockbank; Dave Ulrich In the second of two articles, Wayne Brockbank and Dave Ulrich examine the ways in which HR adds value to stakeholders. In their first article they considered the areas of people and performance management. Here, they present menus of ways HR can add value for investors...

...Dave Ulrich; Wayne Brockbank In the first of two articles, Dave Ulrich and Wayne Brockbank examine the ways in which HR adds value. Here, they present menus of ways HR can add value for investors, customers, employees and line managers in two key areas: people and performance. In their next article...

...Andrew N. Bell Andrew N. Bell considers the role of company reputation in creating a convincing, credible and competitive employee value proposition. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 HR Reputation Value , STRATEGIC COMMENTARY Thought leaders share their views on the HR...