Edward E. Lawler III is Distinguished Professor of Business and Founder and Director of the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California. John Boudreau is Professor at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California and Research Director at the Center for Effective Organizations.

"Lawler and Boudreau continue to raise the bar on the HR Function. The combination of thoughtful research, rigorous analysis, and cutting insight provide the HR practitioner with all the evidence needed to affect real change."—Ravin Jesuthasan, Managing Director, Towers Watson "Are you concerned about the present and the future state of the HR profession and the HR function? This book is a valuable compendium of longitudinal data, and a wake-up call to professional associations, educators, and organizational decision makers everywhere."—Wayne F. Cascio, University of Colorado, Denver, and author of Managing Human Resources "Lawler and Boudreau conclude that HR is not changing rapidly enough to help companies strategically manage their people in a knowledge economy. The authors provide clear suggestions for those wishing to take human capital leadership to the next level."—Sara Rynes, University of Iowa "CEO's study offers fresh perspective on the ongoing struggle to make Human Resources a source of strategic value. Lawler and Boudreau provide useful insights, showing us how to turn this 'promise into reality' by reinventing the HR business model."—Daryl David, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Edison International

Edward E. Lawler III is Distinguished Professor of Business and Founder and Director of the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California. John Boudreau is Professor at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California and Research Director at the Center for Effective Organizations.

"Lawler and Boudreau continue to raise the bar on the HR Function. The combination of thoughtful research, rigorous analysis, and cutting insight provide the HR practitioner with all the evidence needed to affect real change."—Ravin Jesuthasan, Managing Director, Towers Watson "Are you concerned about the present and the future state of the HR profession and the HR function? This book is a valuable compendium of longitudinal data, and a wake-up call to professional associations, educators, and organizational decision makers everywhere."—Wayne F. Cascio, University of Colorado, Denver, and author of Managing Human Resources "Lawler and Boudreau conclude that HR is not changing rapidly enough to help companies strategically manage their people in a knowledge economy. The authors provide clear suggestions for those wishing to take human capital leadership to the next level."—Sara Rynes, University of Iowa "CEO's study offers fresh perspective on the ongoing struggle to make Human Resources a source of strategic value. Lawler and Boudreau provide useful insights, showing us how to turn this 'promise into reality' by reinventing the HR business model."—Daryl David, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Edison International

Edward E. Lawler III is Distinguished Professor of Business and Founder and Director of the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California. John Boudreau is Professor at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California and Research Director at the Center for Effective Organizations.

"Lawler and Boudreau continue to raise the bar on the HR Function. The combination of thoughtful research, rigorous analysis, and cutting insight provide the HR practitioner with all the evidence needed to affect real change."—Ravin Jesuthasan, Managing Director, Towers Watson "Are you concerned about the present and the future state of the HR profession and the HR function? This book is a valuable compendium of longitudinal data, and a wake-up call to professional associations, educators, and organizational decision makers everywhere."—Wayne F. Cascio, University of Colorado, Denver, and author of Managing Human Resources "Lawler and Boudreau conclude that HR is not changing rapidly enough to help companies strategically manage their people in a knowledge economy. The authors provide clear suggestions for those wishing to take human capital leadership to the next level."—Sara Rynes, University of Iowa "CEO's study offers fresh perspective on the ongoing struggle to make Human Resources a source of strategic value. Lawler and Boudreau provide useful insights, showing us how to turn this 'promise into reality' by reinventing the HR business model."—Daryl David, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Edison International