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Industry Trends |
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| Volume XIV, Issue 4 |
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August/September 2009 US$10.00 |
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A Publication of the International Association for Human Resource Information Management • www.ihrim.org |
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| Departments |
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Bettina Rodriguez Flick, Meta4
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| Up.link |
| Yazmin Oliveira, Cox Enterprises |
| Guest Editor |
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| In My Opinion |
| The Continuing Power of Private Equity Firms in HR Technology |
| By Bill Kutik, Human Resource Executive® |
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| Functional Focus |
| Keeping your Employees Motivated in a Financial Downturn |
| By Pamela Webb, Jobpartners |
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| Executive Corner |
| When HR is in the Major Leagues |
| By Rosana Morillo, ArabellaStarwood |
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| Global Perspectives |
| The Perfect Storm in Human Resources |
| By Jaime García Cantero, IDC España |
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| Tech Notes |
| The Impact of Object Orientation on XML Data Representation |
| By Eduardo Fernandes Vieira, Meta4 |
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| New in the Market |
| Interview with Gilles Bobichon of Dimo Gestion |
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| In Review |
| A Sense of Urgency |
| A book review by Marcia Barkley, MBarkley Consulting |
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| The Back Page |
| Some Hidden Talents Should Stay That Way |
| By Elliott Witkin, Ultimate Software |
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| FEATURES |
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| Building a Data-Driven Framework for Workforce Planning |
| By Mick Collins and Peter Howes, Infohrm |
| Despite the challenging economic environment, the importance of workforce planning has never been greater. However, if workforce planning is to become a sustainable business process, it requires that HRIT adopts technologies to automate the forecasting procedure and ensure that the data is properly sourced, maintained and refreshed. |
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| The Upswing of Virtual Trade Shows and Learning Centers: Using Virtual Tools to Increase Productivity and Revenue |
| By Denise Persson, ON24, Inc. |
| Given the affordability, flexibility and customizability of virtual trade shows, learning centers and conferences, organizations and their employees increasingly see the added benefits of hosting, sponsoring, and attending these events, which provide increased competitive visibility, a stronger market presence and aids in recruiting top talent. |
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| Leveraging Online Benefits Enrollment Solutions to Meet Human Resources Challenges in Today’s Economic Climate |
| By William Smith, Benefit Software, Inc. |
| Human resources professionals need to engage employees in the communications process and deliver information in a clear, concise and user-friendly format. As the experiences of the organizations highlighted in this article demonstrate, leveraging bestof- breed benefits enrollment and administration solutions can meet that need and deliver value to Human Resources and employees. |
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| Corporate Social Networks: Getting Beyond the Hype |
| By Charles Coy, Cornerstone OnDemand |
| From social networks, blogs and IM, to wikis, user groups and discussion boards, collaboration tools already are being used by today’s workforces. They’re no longer just a fad. Organizations have an opportunity to embrace these technologies and supplement their talent management strategies in practical and effective ways for managing and developing high-performing workforces. |
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| Benefits and Compensation Buyers Guide |
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