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ADVANCING THE INTERESTS OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS Latest Projects Using AI in Ways that Enhance Worker Dignity and Inclusion It is no surprise that amid the great promise of using generative AI in workplaces — where the nature of most modern jobs will change significantly — there are groups of workers who are least likely…
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Board of Directors
Richard L. Antoine Trustee and Vice President Richard Antoine is President of AO Consulting, a human resources consulting firm working with CEOs and Chief HR Officers on leadership, talent development, and HR strategy. Mr. Antoine retired as the CHRO of Procter & Gamble in 2008 after a 39-year career in Supply Chain and HR. In…
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Our Staff
Jodi L. Starkman Executive Director Jodi Starkman is Executive Director of Innovation Resource Center for Human Resources (IRC4HR®), formerly known as IRC. Prior to her role at IRC4HR, Jodi was the EVP and COO for Global Consulting at ORC Worldwide (now Mercer). She has worked in human resources strategy and organization change at PricewaterhouseCoopers and…
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Our History
A fierce, inspired beginning. A fifteen-month coal miners’ strike in southern Colorado during 1913-1914 culminated in a battle between state militia and strikers, resulting in the strikers’ tent colony being burned to the ground and the death of a dozen women and children. Commonly known as the Ludlow Massacre, the disaster led to widespread condemnation…
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Our Purpose
In 1926, Industrial Relations Counselors, Inc. (IRC®) was established as a nonprofit – withfunds donated by John D. Rockefeller Jr. – to promote positive employment relations and advances in human resources management through consulting, research, and education. In the words of IRC’s original mission statement, these activities will “advance the knowledge and practice of human…
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What We Do
Innovation Resource Center for Human Resources (IRC4HR®) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, private foundation with a mission to advance the knowledge and practice of human relations in the workplace. IRC4HR receives its income from investments and endowments. This income is used to fund research and to disseminate findings and insights to business and HR leaders, academics,…
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There are Multiple Dimensions to a Good Job
The more I think about what makes a job good, the more I see that perhaps the most critical link in building and sustaining job quality is the presence of a good manager.
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Using AI in ways that enhance worker dignity and inclusion
It is no surprise that amid the great promise of using generative AI in workplaces — where the nature of most modern jobs will change significantly — there are groups of workers who are least likely to benefit.
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Work-Life Balance: The Impact of Policy and Practice on the Human Resource Function
This study examined whether work-life balance initiatives provided a positive climate for flexible working that can translate into improved individual and organizational performance.
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The Immigration Controversy
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 widely diverse places and cultures. Yet, from the nation’s founding, immigration has been a contentious issue, particularly when the newcomers were in some way “different”…