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HR MAGAZINE · June 2005
Vol. 50, No. 6
Table of Contents
COVER STORY
A Fitting Role. Involving HR on the front end of a proposed merger or acquisition
can mean the difference between failure and a successful match.
Ann Pomeroy
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STRATEGIC HR
Focusing on Customers. HR activities should pass the “wallet test” by persuading customers to
transfer more money from their wallets to your business. (Members Only)
Dave Ulrich and Wayne Brockbank
PROFILE
Standards Bearer. Sue Cook pulled together the HR pieces of a diversified, decentralized manufacturer. (Members Only)
Ann Pomeroy
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
A Duty To Dock Pay. Court orders to dock pay place HR smack in the middle of employees’ personal finances. (Members Only)
Alison Stein Wellner
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Exercise Options. The workplace benefits of exercise are clear. What’s up for debate is
whether on-site facilities work better than off-site reimbursement
programs. (Members Only)
Nancy Hatch Woodward
GLOBAL HR MANAGEMENT
Working Together. European employee groups can be valuable sounding boards. (Members Only)
Susan Ladika
GLOBAL HR MANAGEMENT
Budding Relationships. Help expatriates get a leg up on their assignments with formal
buddy programs. (Members Only)
Eric Krell
RETIREMENT PLANS
Take a Closer Look. What you don’t know about your company’s 401(k) plan could hurt you; consider having experts
perform a detailed audit. (Members Only)
Carolyn Hirschman
BENEFITS
School’s In at Work. Workplace schools benefit the parents, the employer
and the children. (Members Only)
Roseanne White Geisel
Special Report on Health Care (Members Only)
Shaving Health Costs.
Employers are using incremental policy changes to trim health care costs. (Members Only)
Mary E. Medland
Getting Personal.
To harness rising health costs, employers are having health providers identify and manage employees’ potential problems. (Members Only)
Betty Sosnin
Informing Decisions.
As employers consider steering employees toward consumer-directed health care, education becomes an imperative. (Members Only)
Carolyn Hirschman
HR AGENDA: SAFETY & SECURITY
When It’s Time for Anger Management.
Workers’ collars should be blue or white, but not hot. Anger management training helps cooler heads prevail when emotions heat up. (Members Only)
Linda Wasmer Andrews
HR AGENDA: EMPLOYMENT & STAFFING
Hiring Older Interns.
Look beyond the usual candidates in their late teens
and early 20s to fill your internship openings.
William Atkinson
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS (Members Only)
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