Human Resource Transformation: Demonstrating Strategic Leadership in the Face of Future Trends

From this experienced author team whose previous book, Strategic Human Resource Leader, first introduced the concept of HR transformation, comes this detailed exploration of today's workforce and workplace trends that drive the need for HR to radically rethink, reinvent, and reposition its role within the organization. With data culled from the authors' first-ever 20+year longitudianl study of how general managers view HR's focus and performance, Human Resource Transformation explores the new role of HR leadership, especially when facing the challenges of outsourcing, and presents an action plan for aligning and implementing a new agenda for connecting the HR function to the success of the organization.

William J. Rothwell, PhD, SPHR, is president of Rothwell & Associates, Inc., and professor of workforce education and development, The Pennsylvania State University. As a consultant and academic, he has worked throughout Asia and the Middle East and formerly served in HR capacities in the Illinois Office of the Auditor General and Franklin Life Insurance Company. He is a prolific author of more than sixty books including "Effective Succession Planning" and "Competency-Based Human Resource Management."

Robert K. Prescott, PhD, SPHR, a researcher, educator, and consultant, is associate professor of human resource management at the Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College. Formerly director of the Management Development Institute at Eckerd College, he also served as director of human resources at BellSouth Communications, Inc.

Maria W. Taylor is a director of learning solutions for Raytheon Professional Services, a global leader in learning services and outsourcing, and formerly managing director of executive education, Smeal College of Business Administration, The Pennyslvania State University.