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Forget those old assumptions about the 'Big Three' human resource management system (HRMS) vendors: Oracle is purely a database product; PeopleSoft is for HR organizations only; and SAP is primarily [...]

Disease management (DM) is emerging as a popular tool for employers to cut health care costs and boost the quality of care enjoyed by employees and their dependents. High-tech tools [...]

Several websites provide job opportunities for those searching for employment. One such web site is the Monster Board, which introduced job fairs intended for particular localities and industries, while Online Career Center unveiled the Cultural Diversity Virtual Job Fair intended for employers wanting to hire employees with diverse backgrounds. Other web sites include CareerMosaic which partnered with Yahoo to hold regional recruitment fairs in urban centers throughout the world., Put this under the heading of 'everything old is new again.' Those ultramodern online recruiting web sites have hit upon a new way of helping employers attract highly prized job [...]

There are several informative and easy-to-use World Wide Web sites for human resource practitioners. These include home pages from the Society for Human Resource Management, the Dept of Labor, Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Research Institute of America's InsideHR and Law Journal Extra's Employment and Labor Law. Other useful sites include HR Live, The Riley Guide, JobSmart's Salary Surveys and The Salary Calculator., Pretend, for a moment, that you are a busy HR executive. There are already too few hours in the day to accomplish all that needs to be done as part [...]

The splashy coming-out party Microsoft Corp. held in October for its Windows XP operating system (OS) was a throwback to high-tech's halcyon days. Held in a ritzy New York hotel, [...]

Small firms stand to benefit the most from the use of extranets, a Web technology similar to intranets. Extranets provide employees with secure online access to data and services from external parties. Employees can communicate directly to their benefits providers, thereby relieving the human resources department from the task. Moreover, extranets allow access to services which otherwise would have been too costly for small companies., Just when you thought you knew all the terms associated with web-based technology, along comes a new one - 'extranets.' 'Fortunately, learning about this new technology should be worth the [...]

Microsoft and Netscape have introduced their new line of popular web browsers. These are the Netscape's Communicator 4.0 and Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.0 which offers increased security for users making purchases or transmitting sensitive information online. Both Communicator and Internet Explorer offer greater compatibility with word processors and spreadsheets. These packages serve more as Internet suites than mere web browsers., Over the summer, Microsoft and Netscape released new versions of their popular web browsers. Netscape's Communicator 4.0 (the successor to its Navigator package) and Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.0 boast substantial [...]

While it's not widespread, interviewing from afar has its fans. Video may have killed the radio star, as the 1980s novelty song by the Buggies observed. But video interviewing has [...]

By Alan Downs Amacom, 2002 244 pages List Price: $24.95 ISBN: 0-8144-0697-1 Business leaders often turn to executive coaches to help them through corporate crises. In Secrets of an Executive [...]

By Alex Hiam Entrepreneur Press, 2002 244 pages List Price: $19.95 ISBN: 1-891984-50-0 Of today's work environment, people often say, 'It's a jungle out there.' But in Making Horses Drink, [...]

By Dave Ulrich, Steve Kerr and Ron Ashkenas McGraw Hill, 2002 326 pages List Price: $29.95 ISBN: 0-07-138416-2 AS CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch earned a stellar reputation for [...]

Throwing the Elephant. By Stanley Bing Harper Business, 2002 240 pages List Price: $20.95 ISBN: 0-06-01861-8 In Throwing the Elephant, Fortune magazine columnist Stanley Bing describes how to manage your [...]

Creative New Employee Orientation Programs. By Doris M. Sims McGraw-Hill, 2002 360 pages List Price: $39.95 ISBN: 0-07-138184-8 Employee orientation is both your first chance and last chance to get [...]

By Steven B. Sample Jossey-Bass, 2002 192 pages List Price: $24.00 ISBN: 0-7879-5587-6 The most effective leaders are those who eschew conventional thinking, says University of Southern California president Steven [...]

The study entitled '1997 SHRM E-mail and World Wide Web Survey' conducted by the Issue Management Program of the Society for Human Resource Management revealed the inadequacy of policies regarding Internet use in the workplace. The survey also showed the widespread use of e-mail for business applications. There is a need for human resource professionals to initiate Internet training to prevent possible abuses., Internet technology has become a standard piece of operating equipment in U.S. workplaces. But while the overwhelming majority of companies provide Internet access to some or all of their employees, [...]

Recruiting through the Internet requires presentation of accurate information to enable applicants to have an idea on the position they are applying for. Techniques such as using key words that describe the position or the job in naming search engines is an effective means for easier browsing among applicants. Qualifications should also be specific to narrow down applicants. Assigning a separate address for responses through the e-mail would prevent confusion with other messages., Online recruiting is a powerful tool, but to make the most of it you need to tailor your efforts to the special requirements of cyberspace. Fortunately, we can help. Since [...]

Web browsers should be configured to complement the specifications of an Internet connection so that electronic mail link's on web sites can be optimized. User name and the identity of incoming and outgoing mail server must be indicated. Steps for setting up popular Internet browsers such as Netscape, Microsoft Internet Explorer, American Online and Prodigy., Actually, this question came via the telephone, for reasons that will quickly become apparent. 'Whenever I click an e-mail address on the SHRM web site, nothing happens. I get the [...]

Computer search engines are valuable tools used to scan all or a part of a single web site for documents needed. These programs can search documents from a growing number of web sites around the world. Although some search engines are still not as efficient as expected, quite a number of web sites provide adequate information on their search engines including how to apply them., A new study by the Global Internet Project found that the amount of information on the Word Wide Web is growing by 300,000 pages every seven days. Small wonder that [...]

The Internet is still considered one of the most effective tools in job recruitment, although studies show that most companies still prefer the use of traditional classified ads over it. Recruiting through the Internet allows the creation of a more creative advertising material through colorful graphics, audio and video clips, all in the price comparable to two newspaper ads. Seminars connected to these programs will be offered by the Society for Human Resource Management on June 6, 1997 and the International Quality and Productivity Center on July 28-30, 1997., More than 1.2 million jobs are currently listed on the Internet, according to a recent report by the Internet Business Network, an online consulting firm. The study also found that [...]

The World Wide Web has 10 outstanding sites that provide information related to human resource management. The Society for Human Resource Management's site found at http://www.shm.org provides complete human resource data with daily news updates. Information on legal issues relating to employment can be found at http://ilr.cornell. edu, a site run by Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Other excellent Web sites include those run by the Dept. of Labor and Job Smart's Salary Info., With this issue, Cyberspace finishes its second year in HRMagazine. In that time, we've reviewed more than 200 HR-related web sites and thousands more have come-and a few have gone. [...]

The usefulness of the Internet for human resource professionals and some examples of terminologies used in the Internet and their definitions are presented. The terminologies include Internet users' favorite words such as E-mail, listservs, newsgroups, gopher, file transfer protocol and World Wide Web. Telecommuting and information technology applications in the workplace are two topics that would be of great interest to human resource professionals., Are you on the Internet? It's a question SHRM is asked all the time. And, although the question sounds simple, the answer really isn't. Right now, SHRM has an e-mail [...]

The Internet information network is becoming a valuable source of information on ergonomics in the workplace. Topics discussed in the Internet range from repetitive stress injuries to cumulative trauma disorders. The best site for ergonomics information in the Internet is the University of Utah's ErgoWeb, which offers the 'Fitting the Job to the Worker: An Ergonomics Program Guideline' report from the Dept. of Labor and Industries., Given that everyone in cyberspace sits in front of a video terminal and pounds away on a keyboard, it's not surprising that the Internet features a wide array of information [...]

By Jean-Francois Manzoni and Jean-Louis Barsoux Harvard Business Press, 2002 320 pages List Price: $26.95 ISBN: 0-87584-949-0 Whose fault is it when employees fail? Typically, blame goes to the employees [...]

The leadership Secrets of Colin Powell. (Books in Brief) By Oren Harari McGraw-Hill, 2002 278 pages List Price: $21.95 ISBN:0-07-138859-1 Gen. Colin F. Powell's leadership style served him well in [...]

A Stake in the Outcome. By Jack Stack and Bo Burlingham Currency/Doubleday, 2002 272 pages List Price: $24.95 ISBN: 0-385-50507-8 Employee stock ownership plans won't have their desired effect--making line [...]

A web site called Descriptions Now! Direct that features thousands of job descriptions, has been launched by Knowledge Point. The human resource-related software offers more manageable access of job description at a quicker pace. Such job descriptions can either be downloaded or automatically sent to the user via e-mail. It also has a dynamic database that can be updated monthly for accommodating new job titles., One of the most frequently asked questions we get is 'Where can I find a job description for a [your position here] on the Internet?' Until recently, the answer to [...]

Recent surveys show that Internet access and technologies achieved substantial growth in 1996. About 24% of the population was connected to the Internet as of Mar. 1996 while 97% of college students had Internet access. The number of web servers rose to 145,000 from below 70,000 in 1995. Microsoft and Netscape also launched multiple versions of web browsers in response to the growth of the Internet., The phenomenal growth of the Internet and its attendant technologies has been well documented, but as 1996 draws to a close it's worth noting how far this new medium has [...]

Netscape and Microsoft have both come out with their latest Web browser software. Netscape 3.0 boasts built-in support for multimedia applications and its mail feature is now capable of recognizing HTML coding. Its new Cool Talk feature also allows users to conduct audio conversations over the Internet. Microsoft's Internet Explorer 3.0 improves on the features of its predecessors and its ability to recognize different typefaces and integrate plug-in supplementary programs would appeal to many users., If you haven't updated your Web browser lately, you're missing out on some of the high tech eye candy that brings Web pages to life. In late August, both Microsoft [...]