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Welcome to the SHRM Foundation 

The SHRM Foundation is the 501(c)(3) non-profit affiliate of SHRM.  A leading funder of HR research grants, the Foundation produces publications and educational resources to advance the HR profession. Our work is made possible by your generous tax-deductible donations.

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See how your donations have helped past scholarship winners. Watch video now.

EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS:

New! Once the Deal is Done: Making Mergers Work Nearly two-thirds of mergers and acquisitions fail to meet expectations. This new DVD tells the story of a merger that did succeed: Bupa Australia, now the nation’s largest privately managed health-insurance group. This video highlights Bupa’s innovative and people-centric approach to the merger, and it identifies steps that all companies should take to ensure merger success.

New! The Search for Executive Talent: Understanding the Process and Setting It in Motion Studies show that high-performing executives add millions of dollars to their firms’ bottom lines.  Yet failure rates for senior executives are high—and getting higher. This new report provides an overview of the executive search process and offers specific research-based recommendations for increasing its success rate.

Employment Downsizing and Its Alternatives: Strategies for Long-Term Success
Though downsizing has become a fact of working life, business leaders must always be mindful of the short- and long-term costs of layoffs. This new report helps managers evaluate alternatives and treat employees humanely and with dignity when downsizing is necessary.

World Economic Forum: Creating Global Leaders 
This new DVD explores the World Economic Forum’s Global Leadership Fellows Program, a “leadership incubator” helping to shape the next generation of world leaders. 

The SHRM Foundation Effective Practice Guidelines series:

  • Recruiting and Attracting Talent 
    Hiring talented individuals is critical to an organization’s success. This new SHRM Foundation report offers specific recommendations on developing an effective external recruiting program.

  • Learning System Design Build competitive advantage for your organization by effectively using the full range of learning initiatives including training, development and knowledge management.

  • Human Resource Strategy Explore a variety of ways to adapt your overall HR strategy to the new realities of global competition. 
  • Retaining Talent Analyze and manage employee turnover. 
  • Developing Leadership Talent Develop talent in your organization with an effective succession management plan. 

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SCHOLARSHIPS:

J. J. Keller Foundation Pledges $330,000 to Underwrite Scholarship Program

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RESEARCH:

SHRM Foundation Grants Awarded 2005- present

Strategic Research on Human Capital Challenges
SHRM Foundation research identifies biggest human capital challenges. In a survey of 526 C-suite executives, 75 percent identified succession planning as a significant challenge for their organizations.
Review the report, a webcast on the results, plus the related literature reviews here.

 

 

 

The SHRM Foundation is proud to recognize the sponsors of its newest DVD, Once the Deal is Done: Making Mergers Work.

Bupa

The Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)


 

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