This study examined whether work-life balance initiatives provided a positive climate for flexible working that can translate into improved individual and organizational performance.
Research Archives
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., founded Industrial Relations Counselors, Inc., or IRC, in 1926. In 2015, the organization rebranded as Innovation Resources Center for Human Resources, or IRC4HR. (Read more about our history.)
This section of our website presents a collection of IRC® white papers, research, and opinion pieces. While much of the research was conducted prior to 2010, the topics and issues have proven to be incredibly resilient and relevant to the workplace challenges that continue to confront employers, workers, and society in the current decade.
[A limited number of documents are currently featured below; check back periodically as we continue to make the IRC® archives — dating back to 1926 — available.]
The United States is a land of immigrants. The liberal principles embodied in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution have enabled it to make Americans out of people from…
Understand which talent management practices work best for uncovering high potential talent from non-traditional populations and making sure that talent is able to penetrate the senior leadership levels in substantial…
This study sought to illuminate the current practices of international organizations with respect to decisions and processes for managing pay outside of the headquarters country. It also sought greater understanding…
There is no clear understanding of the specific local-national pay management approaches currently employed across an array of companies and industries or how they are changing. Clarity is also lacking…
Which talent management practices work best for uncovering high potential talent from non-traditional populations and making sure that talent is able to penetrate the senior leadership levels in substantial numbers?
Ask any practitioner what is the sine qua non for successful diversity and inclusion programs— and, indeed, for almost any human resources-related intervention—and almost invariably the answer will be “commitment…
Security issues have risen to the top of every major corporation’s priority list. The magnitude and complexity of the issues, particularly for a global enterprise, can be enormously challenging.
HRM professionals have responsibility for the development and implementation of strategic policy initiatives that promote business growth, while at the same time, they have the knowledge and understanding of the…
