September-October 2009


HR Profile: Joy Mining Machinery

To weather current and future economic conditions, Joy Global, Inc. is using cross-generational strategies to retain its culture of safety, innovation and customer service while becoming a high performance, lean manufacturing organization.

Targeted HR Investments in Certain Employees Maximize Tight Resources for Performance Gains

A new study suggests that targeted investments in high-commitment HR practices for employees in core jobs still makes good business sense--even in troubled financial times.

Kevin Cox of American Express, and Eva Sage-Gavin and Gap Inc. Support New CAHRS Research Assistants

Donations totaling $20,000 from CAHRS Board chair Kevin Cox, EVP of HR for American Express, and Eva Sage-Gavin and the Gap Foundation, contribute to graduate student scholarship.

Working Groups on Managing a Global Inclusive Workplace Raise Complex Questions for Further Exploration

What happens when 68 HR executives from 30 companies across four countries discuss their efforts to develop an inclusive global workforce? This past year, CAHRS decided to find out, with a series of global working groups to explore these complex issues.

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