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Alternative HR strategies for uncertain times

The current downturn is a good time for Asian firms to promote corporate growth, say the experts quoted in this article, including Gordon Clark of Mercer. Clark says talent management practices can help identify workers who should be retained. (HRM Singapore, November 2008, 4 pages) More  | Article

Women on corporate boards

"...The countries where more women have made it to the boardroom are those with women in senior management levels, smaller gender pay gaps and a shorter period of women's political representation." (Journal of Business Ethics, December 2008, 9 pages) More  | Article

The new multi-dimensional talent force

This article, the most recent in a series analyzing the multidimensional talent force, examines the second dimension of this workforce model -- multi-cultural differences. (IHRIM Journal, Vol. XII, No. 3, 2008, 5 pages) More  | Article 

International pension reform

This white paper summarizes forthcoming books on international pension reform. The first part of the article sets out principles for pension design based on economic theory and the second part considers the principles' policy implications. (Center for Retirement Research, December 2008, 28 pages) More  | Article 

IFRS for US companies: Planning for adoption

"The conversion to IFRS [international financial reporting standards] will require an approach and timeline that can accomplish a measured transition to IFRS and ultimately achieve a sustainable IFRS reporting structure." (Corporate Governance Advisor, November/December 2008, 6 pages) More  | Article

UK Expert Patients Programme

In this evaluation of the Expert Patients Programme, a central element of chronic disease management policy in the UK, researchers found lay-led skills training was effective in improving self-efficacy and was likely to be cost-effective. (The Medical Journal of Australia (MJA), 17 November 2008, 4 pages) More  | Article

Social Security International Update

The US Social Security Administration presents its monthly update on recent global developments in public and private pensions. This month's focuses on the Slovak Republic, Argentina, Peru and Japan. (US Social Security Administration, December 2008, 3 pages) More  | Article

Games innovators play

The MINE Survey (Managing Innovation in the New Economy) asked over 1,000 firms around the globe about their innovation strategies and performance. This articles reviews the survey and details six patterns of innovation it revealed. (Ivey Business Journal, November/December 2008, 9 pages) More  | Article

Retirement: Country profile -- Norway

Although well-known for the ethical guidelines followed by its largest pension fund, the Norwegain Pension Fund Global, Norway is about to institute new ethics guidance in March 2009, this article reports. (European Pensions and Investments News, December 1, 2008, 3 pages) More  | Article

Knowledge management and innovation in Japan

This article discusses the philosophy of Ikujiro Nonaka, a knowledge management and innovation leader in Japan, who has developed a knowledge creation model that employs four steps: socialization; externalization; combination; and internalization. (Strategy+Business, Winter 2008, 12 pages) More  | Article

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