March 2001 

Motivate Managers to Review Performance
Make doing reviews a part of managers’ own performance goals.
Lin Grensing-Pophal

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EMPLOYMENT LAW

HR AGENDAS

Recruitment: Outsourcing Background Checks
Using a third-party buys partial—not complete—legal protection.
Charlotte Garvey

Retirement: Departing Employees’ 401(k)s: To Keep or Not To Keep?
Like departing employees, plan sponsors also have some decisions to make about handling 401(k) balances.
Charlotte Garvey

FOCUS ON GLOBAL HR MANAGEMENT

Don’t Fence Her In
Employers often overlook women when handing out international assignments.
Kathryn Tyler

Untied and Ready to Hire
New laws make it easier to hire foreign-born workers.
Carl Shusterman

Recruiting in China
Professionals who’ve been there offer tips on attracting talent.
Stephenie Overman

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS

From the Publisher: When You’re on a Speakerphone, Don’t Make Noise
Do's and don'ts for modern-day communication. John Adams
From the Editors: Decisions, Decisions: Performance and Money
Improving performance appraisals; the economics of HR. Patrick Mirza; Leon Rubis
Management Tools: Cross-Cultural Awareness
Savvy managers tune into cultural differences. Lee Gardenswartz and Anita Rowe
Legal Trends: Anatomy of an Employment Lawsuit
These insights can flesh out a skeletal knowledge of the legal process. Timothy S. Bland
Future Focus: The (E-Mail) Postman Rings More than Twice
HR May need to limit electronic messages. Julie Wallace
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