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Doing Business in Russia: Effective Human Resource Management Practices for Foreign Firms in Russia.
September 22, 1999... Firms that plan to do business in Russia must be prepared to master the human resources management challenges that exist. A study of 18 western firms found success lay in use of western "high performance" practices adapted to fit the Russian environment. The practices studied covered all...

Telework: The Advantages and Challenges of Working Here, There, Anywhere, and Anytime.
September 22, 1999... There are four breaks from the traditional 9-to-5 routine of employees who share a work location and see each other on a daily basis. Each of these offers challenges for companies and their managers but also opportunities. We can also expect telework to look very different in the next few...

Grooming and Picking Leaders Using Competency Frameworks: Do They Work? An Alternative Approach and New Guidelines for Practice.
September 22, 1999... Generally three approaches are used to create competency models. Given future business needs, particularly in industries experiencing turbulent change, still another approach is needed, one that is learning-based. Guidelines for those companies developing executive competencies are...

Beating the Odds of Merger & Acquisition Failure: Seven Key Practices That Improve the Chance for Expected Integration and Synergies.
September 22, 1999... When undertaking mergers, too often companies focus more on the deal than the subsequent integration of the companies. Seven practices described here can dramatically improve the integration process. While deals often fail in practice, they never fail in projections. Warren Buffett,...

Strategy and HRM Initiatives for the '00s: Environment Redefining Roles and Boundaries, Linking Competencies and Resources.
September 22, 1999... There are a number of new, dramatic developments that likely will characterize the '00s environment. As organizations deal with bigger, stronger and more agile competition, cope with mixed economic growth, and address the ramifications of e-commerce, they will need to rethink the rules of...