{"product_id":"talent-making-people-your-competitive-advantage-9780787998387","title":"Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage","description":"The source of competitive advantage has shifted in many organizations from reliability to innovation and flexibility. But what does it take for an organization that innovates to then manage effectively? In this follow-up to Built to Change, Ed Lawler argues that it is a combination of the right structure and the right people. First, organizations must decide what structure they are: are you a high-involvement organization that has products and services that require a high level of coordination and cooperation among employees? Or do you have a more global competitor structure in which you are constantly bringing in new talent and technological expertise? Are you a mixture of both? Lawler outlines the unique human capital strategy for each approach, shows what it looks like in action, and provides the foundation and tools for creating competitive and innovative organizations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward E. Lawler III\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California (USC) and distinguished professor in the USC Marshall School of Business. Named one of the country's leading management experts by \u003ci\u003eBusinessWeek\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, Lawler is the recipient of the top career achievement awards given by SHRM, ASTD, WorldatWork, and the Academy of Management. He is the author or coauthor of more than forty books, including \u003ci\u003eThe New American Workplace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHR Business Process Outsourcing, Treat People Right\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003ci\u003e, From the Ground Up, Rewarding Excellence, \u003c\/i\u003e and most recently, \u003ci\u003eBuilt to Change\u003c\/i\u003e. His writings have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review, Fortune, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as many academic journals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461056270610,"sku":"9780787998387","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_258e9b0b-0f07-4b64-8481-841d38e1528b.jpg?v=1730054590","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/talent-making-people-your-competitive-advantage-9780787998387","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}