On May 25, I had the privilege (and the pleasure!) of moderating the 25th webinar in the IHRM series. I hope you also find it interesting, useful, and inspiring!!
Thank you for your interest!!!
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Showing posts with label SHRM. Show all posts
IHRM Webinar #19 - Translating IHRM Research for Practical Impact
Check this IHRM Webinar - Translating IHRM Research for Practical Impact!! Hope you find some excellent ideas to apply while sharing your work (research or otherwise!)...
Sorry that my colleagues haven't yet changed the Clarion logo to PennWest! I hope it will be there the next time I moderate!!
Blockchains in HR Presentation in Conference Organized by U of South Asia (Lahore, Pakistan)
If there is a silver lining to the current COVID-19 pandemic, it might be that more research is being shared around the world in cost-effective ways. Panelists from 10 countries presented their work on digital business topics that may impact their careers in the near future. The Conference, organized by Dr. Aamir Abbas Chaudhry dealt with Multidisciplinary Research & Perspectives for Innovative Higher Education, with the theme "Career Savvy". Academics based in Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Oman, Pakistan, Romania, Sri Lanka, the UK, and the USA collaborated in this, two-day academic event, free online to the general public (advanced registration required). The registration and summary webpage can be found here.
My presentation started at 9:10 am of Pakistan, which is nine hours ahead of the USA's Eastern time; in other words, I attended the event opening at midnight and started my 30-minute presentation around 12:10 am.
This presentation is about how blockchains (also known as “distributed ledger technologies” or DLTs) are being used for Human Resource (HR). Among the HR applications that are currently available, we find educational credential verification, employment screening, worker payments, automatic contracts, and incident (e.g., harassment or bullying) logging or reporting. I included a basic explanation of how blockchains are the motor that has powered the diffusion of cryptocurrencies, as well as some of the limitations and weaknesses that have thus far precluded more extensive adoption. It was based on a couple of articles that I have developed since 2018, the most recent of which will be published as an encyclopedic entry in the Encyclopedia of Electronic HRM, due this Fall (De Gruyter, Germany: https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/543647).
My work on this topic has been published and presented in recent months both locally and internationally (a recording and ancillaries can be found here: http://drolivaslujan.blogspot.com/2018/11/).
My presentation started at 9:10 am of Pakistan, which is nine hours ahead of the USA's Eastern time; in other words, I attended the event opening at midnight and started my 30-minute presentation around 12:10 am.
This presentation is about how blockchains (also known as “distributed ledger technologies” or DLTs) are being used for Human Resource (HR). Among the HR applications that are currently available, we find educational credential verification, employment screening, worker payments, automatic contracts, and incident (e.g., harassment or bullying) logging or reporting. I included a basic explanation of how blockchains are the motor that has powered the diffusion of cryptocurrencies, as well as some of the limitations and weaknesses that have thus far precluded more extensive adoption. It was based on a couple of articles that I have developed since 2018, the most recent of which will be published as an encyclopedic entry in the Encyclopedia of Electronic HRM, due this Fall (De Gruyter, Germany: https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/543647).
My work on this topic has been published and presented in recent months both locally and internationally (a recording and ancillaries can be found here: http://drolivaslujan.blogspot.com/2018/11/).
Blockchains Presentation in Milan
Please click on the following links to access the PowerPoint presentation, the "Fast Facts Sheet," and the paper I presented in Milan about Blockchains in HRM (Human Resources Management):
Blockchains Presentation in Milan (pdf). The slides used for the presentation are in PDF form here.
Blockchains in HRM: Hype or Hit? (pdf). This is a PDF file with the paper presented at the 7th International eHRM Conference in Milan (Nov. 29-30, 2018).
Fast Facts Sheet (pdf). This file includes a definition, a glossary and a timeline with milestones in blockchains.
Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!!
Blockchains Presentation in Milan (pdf). The slides used for the presentation are in PDF form here.
Blockchains in HRM: Hype or Hit? (pdf). This is a PDF file with the paper presented at the 7th International eHRM Conference in Milan (Nov. 29-30, 2018).
Fast Facts Sheet (pdf). This file includes a definition, a glossary and a timeline with milestones in blockchains.
Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!!
Blockchains in HRM -Clarion Presentation
Below is a link to the presentation "Blockchains in Human Resources Management -Hit or Hype?" offered on November 13, 2018.
A helpful Blockchains Fact Sheet is also available here.
Thank you for stopping by!
A helpful Blockchains Fact Sheet is also available here.
Thank you for stopping by!
Clarion's HRM major aligns with Society for Human Resource Management guidelines
The Society for Human Resource Management has acknowledged that Clarion University’s human resources degree is renewed for alignment with SHRM’s “HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates.” Throughout the world, 308 programs in 232 educational institutions have been acknowledged by SHRM as being in alignment with its suggested guides and templates.
The “HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates” were developed by SHRM to define the minimum HR content areas that should be studied by HR students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The guidelines, created in 2006 and revalidated in 2010 and 2013, are part of SHRM’s Academic Initiative to define HR education standards taught in university business schools and help universities develop degree programs that follow these standards.
SRHM is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 250,000 members in over 140 countries, the Society serves the needs of HR professionals and advances the interests of the HR profession.
This recognition involved a conscientious study of courses offered for this major. Administrative Science professors Gustavo Barboza, Ning Chen, Tony Johns, Miguel Olivas-Luján and Chad Smith, and Economics professor and chairperson Rod Roehsler, verified that the coursework required of HRM majors included all the guidelines and recommendations made by SHRM's Academic Initiative. The Academic Initiative defines human resources education standards taught in university business schools and helps universities develop degree programs that follow these standards. SHRM confirmed the recognition that will be valid until December 2016.
The recognition is important for both students and employers interested in personnel management. Clarion's HRM majors learn about professional management of employees and how to maintain compliance with company stakeholders. Companies in need of well-trained HR professionals can be reassured that Clarion's students exceed the minimum content areas recommended by SHRM. Professors in the Administrative Science department are able to identify the students with the highest potential for these positions.
To provide opportunities to enhance leadership and administrative abilities, Clarion University invites students of any major to join its SHRM student chapter, where they can serve as an officer and participate in local, regional and national events. Student chapter members have access to most of the services that professional SHRM membership provides, for a fraction of the cost. To join, email Dr. Miguel R. Olivas-Luján, chapter advisor at Clarion and a long-time member of the society who has served in its Global HR Expertise Panel and other international bodies. Senior HRM student, Tabatha McCormick is President.
SHRM, formerly called the American Society for Personnel Administration, was founded in 1948. It has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States and subsidiary offices in China and India.
Clarion University College of Business Administration master's and bachelor's degree programs are also accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
Clarion University is the high-achieving, nationally recognized, comprehensive university that delivers a personal and challenging academic experience.
The “HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates” were developed by SHRM to define the minimum HR content areas that should be studied by HR students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The guidelines, created in 2006 and revalidated in 2010 and 2013, are part of SHRM’s Academic Initiative to define HR education standards taught in university business schools and help universities develop degree programs that follow these standards.
SRHM is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 250,000 members in over 140 countries, the Society serves the needs of HR professionals and advances the interests of the HR profession.
This recognition involved a conscientious study of courses offered for this major. Administrative Science professors Gustavo Barboza, Ning Chen, Tony Johns, Miguel Olivas-Luján and Chad Smith, and Economics professor and chairperson Rod Roehsler, verified that the coursework required of HRM majors included all the guidelines and recommendations made by SHRM's Academic Initiative. The Academic Initiative defines human resources education standards taught in university business schools and helps universities develop degree programs that follow these standards. SHRM confirmed the recognition that will be valid until December 2016.
The recognition is important for both students and employers interested in personnel management. Clarion's HRM majors learn about professional management of employees and how to maintain compliance with company stakeholders. Companies in need of well-trained HR professionals can be reassured that Clarion's students exceed the minimum content areas recommended by SHRM. Professors in the Administrative Science department are able to identify the students with the highest potential for these positions.
To provide opportunities to enhance leadership and administrative abilities, Clarion University invites students of any major to join its SHRM student chapter, where they can serve as an officer and participate in local, regional and national events. Student chapter members have access to most of the services that professional SHRM membership provides, for a fraction of the cost. To join, email Dr. Miguel R. Olivas-Luján, chapter advisor at Clarion and a long-time member of the society who has served in its Global HR Expertise Panel and other international bodies. Senior HRM student, Tabatha McCormick is President.
SHRM, formerly called the American Society for Personnel Administration, was founded in 1948. It has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States and subsidiary offices in China and India.
Clarion University College of Business Administration master's and bachelor's degree programs are also accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
Clarion University is the high-achieving, nationally recognized, comprehensive university that delivers a personal and challenging academic experience.
...Difficult Times
This is not an easy moment for me to write this column. Not only am I in the middle of the semester, busy with the usual class preparation, grading, coordinating, and serving in multiple committees, but also I have been feeling somewhat inadequate when I interact with my practitioner friends and acquaintances.
Essentially, the driving fact appears to be that the Education industry hums to a different beat than the rest of the economy. This might actually be good news for organizations like NSHMBA, as many graduate business programs are expecting an influx of students who might find themselves furloughed or downsized, or simply are redirecting their careers. It is not unlikely that the supply side of our annual conference and job expo will see more growth in the near future -let's hope that the demand continues to grow as it has until last year
As a Professor of Management, I have already started to see more students in my classrooms. Also, during the past few months, I have been chairing a search committee to hire two new colleagues (a very rare occurrence as several departments, including mine, had been declined hiring even one position the previous year). This has meant reviewing and scoring a few dozen applications, resumes, transcripts, letters of recommendation, etc. All of that in preparation for telephone interviews with about ten "short-listed" candidates, and then setting up interviewing schedules for five finalists, working in coordination with a search committee. As I write these thoughts, one job offer has been extended, another one is being processed, and I have my fingers crossed that the negotiations will be prompt and successful so that my colleagues and I are better able to serve our constituents this Fall semester. If any of the offers are declined, I will have to go back to the pool of applicants and see whether others are not just qualified and fit with the department's needs, but also whether they have not yet accepted an offer from another Business School!
I am not trying to portray the Education world as "a bed of roses," in cheerful expansion. I am fully aware that there are several universities that have frozen their hiring plans for a future semester due to the revenue cuts that are expected as a result of the recession (for a few examples, see: Chronicle of Higher Education article on academic hiring freezes). But the fact of the matter is that, while we, educators have no access to seven-figure salaries, ESOPs, well-funded expense accounts, or the first-class treatment that many of our former students had grown used to until last year, neither are we as likely to experience aggressive "right-sizing" as corporate America has in the past few months (knock on wood!).
Simultaneously, I have been serving in several committees within and outside the university (most of the time it's both a pleasure and a career responsibility). One of my service opportunities is within the Society for Human Resource Management's Global Expert Panel, through which I share some of my expertise and obtain a great deal of "intelligence" from the field. It is becoming increasingly apparent to me that even strong companies are facing budget cuts, deferred capital investments, and similar measures designed to weather the economic storm that we are currently navigating. I have felt somewhat inadequate sharing with fellow panelists the good news that are happening in my career or on my neck of the woods. Just imagine sharing that I am getting ready to give a seminar in Argentina or that I just got a workshop accepted for the most important academic conference for Management researchers or that last year I made about seven presentations in cities in three countries, while several of the panelists have seen their travel budgets slashed and one or two have signaled that they are exploring opportunities in other organizations.
As Sgt. Maj. Velazquez expressed in his January column for the bottom line (see p. 2), perhaps this is the "kick in the pants" that our society needed to wake up from "our self-induced greed coma." I agree that we must keep our spirits up even in the face of uncertainty and poor economic prospects. Ultimately, it is what we do within our circle of influence what matters for those around us.
We definitely are "living in interesting times," as the allegedly Chinese curse says...! Please feel free to email me (drolivaslujan_at_gmail.com) or post your thoughts online clicking the link below.
¡Hasta la próxima!
Essentially, the driving fact appears to be that the Education industry hums to a different beat than the rest of the economy. This might actually be good news for organizations like NSHMBA, as many graduate business programs are expecting an influx of students who might find themselves furloughed or downsized, or simply are redirecting their careers. It is not unlikely that the supply side of our annual conference and job expo will see more growth in the near future -let's hope that the demand continues to grow as it has until last year
As a Professor of Management, I have already started to see more students in my classrooms. Also, during the past few months, I have been chairing a search committee to hire two new colleagues (a very rare occurrence as several departments, including mine, had been declined hiring even one position the previous year). This has meant reviewing and scoring a few dozen applications, resumes, transcripts, letters of recommendation, etc. All of that in preparation for telephone interviews with about ten "short-listed" candidates, and then setting up interviewing schedules for five finalists, working in coordination with a search committee. As I write these thoughts, one job offer has been extended, another one is being processed, and I have my fingers crossed that the negotiations will be prompt and successful so that my colleagues and I are better able to serve our constituents this Fall semester. If any of the offers are declined, I will have to go back to the pool of applicants and see whether others are not just qualified and fit with the department's needs, but also whether they have not yet accepted an offer from another Business School!
I am not trying to portray the Education world as "a bed of roses," in cheerful expansion. I am fully aware that there are several universities that have frozen their hiring plans for a future semester due to the revenue cuts that are expected as a result of the recession (for a few examples, see: Chronicle of Higher Education article on academic hiring freezes). But the fact of the matter is that, while we, educators have no access to seven-figure salaries, ESOPs, well-funded expense accounts, or the first-class treatment that many of our former students had grown used to until last year, neither are we as likely to experience aggressive "right-sizing" as corporate America has in the past few months (knock on wood!).
Simultaneously, I have been serving in several committees within and outside the university (most of the time it's both a pleasure and a career responsibility). One of my service opportunities is within the Society for Human Resource Management's Global Expert Panel, through which I share some of my expertise and obtain a great deal of "intelligence" from the field. It is becoming increasingly apparent to me that even strong companies are facing budget cuts, deferred capital investments, and similar measures designed to weather the economic storm that we are currently navigating. I have felt somewhat inadequate sharing with fellow panelists the good news that are happening in my career or on my neck of the woods. Just imagine sharing that I am getting ready to give a seminar in Argentina or that I just got a workshop accepted for the most important academic conference for Management researchers or that last year I made about seven presentations in cities in three countries, while several of the panelists have seen their travel budgets slashed and one or two have signaled that they are exploring opportunities in other organizations.
As Sgt. Maj. Velazquez expressed in his January column for the bottom line (see p. 2), perhaps this is the "kick in the pants" that our society needed to wake up from "our self-induced greed coma." I agree that we must keep our spirits up even in the face of uncertainty and poor economic prospects. Ultimately, it is what we do within our circle of influence what matters for those around us.
We definitely are "living in interesting times," as the allegedly Chinese curse says...! Please feel free to email me (drolivaslujan_at_gmail.com) or post your thoughts online clicking the link below.
¡Hasta la próxima!
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