ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Ed Lawler: Articles</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3.0 var i,x,a=document.MM_sr; for(i=0;a&&i<a.length&&(x=a[i])&&x.oSrc;i++) x.src=x.oSrc; } function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0 var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array(); var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++) if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}} } function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v3.0 var p,i,x; if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) { d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);} if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n]; for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document); return x; } function MM_swapImage() { //v3.0 var i,j=0,x,a=MM_swapImage.arguments; document.MM_sr=new Array; for(i=0;i<(a.length-2);i+=3) if ((x=MM_findObj(a[i]))!=null){document.MM_sr[j++]=x; if(!x.oSrc) x.oSrc=x.src; x.src=a[i+2];} } //--> </script> </head> <body bgcolor="#660000" background="images/red_bg.gif" onLoad="MM_preloadImages('images/bio_on.gif','images/books_on.gif','images/articles_on.gif','images/speaking_on.gif','images/consulting_on.gif','images/ceo_on.gif','images/home_on.gif','images/email_on.gif')" link="#990000" vlink="#996600" text="#000000"> <table width="647" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td colspan="7"><img src="images/spacer.gif" width="10" height="25"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"><img src="images/header.gif" width="329" height="47"></td> <td colspan="2"><img src="images/top_right.gif" width="318" height="47"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="index.html" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image261','','images/home_on.gif',1)"><img name="Image261" border="0" src="images/home_off.gif" width="76" height="38"></a></td> <td><a href="bio.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image271','','images/bio_on.gif',1)"><img name="Image271" border="0" src="images/bio_off.gif" width="49" height="38"></a></td> <td><a href="books.html" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image281','','images/books_on.gif',1)"><img name="Image281" border="0" src="images/books_off.gif" width="59" height="38"></a></td> <td><a href="articles.html" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image231','','images/articles_on.gif',1)"><img name="Image231" border="0" src="images/articles_off.gif" width="68" height="38"></a></td> <td><a href="speaking.html" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image241','','images/speaking_on.gif',1)"><img name="Image241" border="0" src="images/speaking_off.gif" width="77" height="38"></a></td> <td><a href="consulting.html" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image251','','images/consulting_on.gif',1)"><img name="Image251" border="0" src="images/consulting_off.gif" width="88" height="38"></a></td> <td><a href="ceo.html" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image291','','images/ceo_on.gif',1)"><img name="Image291" border="0" src="images/ceo_off.gif" width="230" height="38"></a></td> </tr> </table> <table width="647" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" > <tr> <td width="432" valign="top" background="images/textbg.gif" align="right"> <table width="427" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td><img src="images/text_top.gif" width="430" height="54"></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF" background="images/top_white.gif" valign="top"> <td><img src="images/articles_header.gif" width="430" height="50"></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF" background="images/top_white.gif" valign="top"> <td> <blockquote> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Ed Lawler has written a wide variety of articles and chapters that have appeared in numerous books, volumes, magazines, journals and newspapers. A few of the best known ones are listed below. For a complete list please see his </font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#993300" size="1"><font color="#000000" size="2"><a href="elawler_cv.pdf">curriculum vita</a>.</font></font></p> <hr noshade size="1"> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Worley, C. G., and Lawler, E. E. Agility and organization design: A diagnostic framework. <em>Organizational Dynamics</em>, 2010, 39 (2) 194-204.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. Survey results: Corporate directors sound off on executive pay. <em>Workspan</em>, 2010, 53, (2), 22-26.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. Why are we losing all our good people? (2nd publication). <em>Harvard Business Review OnPoint</em>, 2010, 16-26.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Ramirez, R., Melville, N., and Lawler, E. E. Information technology infrastructure, organizational process redesign, and business value: An empirical analysis. <em>Decision Support Systems</em> 2010, 49, 417-429.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Worley, C. G., and Lawler, E. E. Built to change organizations and responsible progress: Twin pillars of sustainable success. In Pasmore, W. A., Shani, A. B., Woodman, R. W., (Eds.), <em>Research in organizational change and development</em>, (2010, pp. 1-49). United Kingdom, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Benson, G. S., and Lawler, E. E. Raising skill demand: Generating good jobs. In Finegold, D., Gatta, M., Salzman, H., and Schurman, S., (Eds.), <em>Transforming the U.S. workforce development system: Lessons from research and practice.</em> (2010, pp. 87-107). Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, Labor and Employment Relations Association.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E., and Worley, C. G. Designing organizations that are built to change. In Hesselbein, F., and Goldsmith, M. (Eds.), <em>The organization of the future 2</em> (2009, pp. 188-202). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E., and Boudreau, J. W. Pay at the top: When HR makes a difference. <em>WorkatWork Journal</em>, 2009, 6-19.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E., and Boudreau, J. W. What makes HR a strategic partner? <em>People & Strategy</em>, 2009, 32 (1), 14-22.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. Boards as overseers of human capital. <em>Boards & Directors</em>, 2009, 33 (3), 56-59.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Conger, J.A., and Lawler, E. E. Sharing leadership on corporate boards: A critical requirement for teamwork at the top. <em>Organizational Dynamics</em>, 2009, 38 (3), 183-191.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler E. E. Just rewards: Let s get CEO pay right this time. <em>Conference Board Review</em>, 2009, 46 (4), 14-21.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. Fixing executive compensation: Right time, wrong approach. <em>Chief Executive</em>, 2009, 30-41. <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Finegold, D., and Lawler, E.E. Behind the boardroom doors: Changes underway in U.S. corporate governance post Sarbanes-Oxley. In Gomez, P.-Y., and Moore, R., (Eds.), <em>Board members and management consultants: Redefining the boundaries of consulting and corporate governance</em> (2009, pp. 3-25). Information Age Publishing. <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. Reducing labor costs: Choosing the right cost-cutting solution for your talent management strategy. <em>Workspan</em>, 2009, 52 (6), 20-27. <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Conger, J.A., and Lawler, E.E. Appraising your board s performance. In Conger, J., (Ed.), <em>Boardroom realities: Building leaders across your board</em> (2009, pp. 123-144). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Worley, C. G., and Lawler, E. E. Building a change capability at Capital One Financial. <em>Organizational Dynamics</em>, 2009, 38 (4), 245-251. <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. Make human capital a source of competitive advantage. <em>Organizational Dynamics</em>, 2009, 38 (1), 1-7. <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. The knowing-doing gap. <em>Conference Board Review</em>, 2009, 46 (3), p. 29. <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. Value-based motivation. <em>BusinessWeek</em>, April 24, 2009. <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. Fixing executive compensation excesses. <em>Business Week</em>, February 5, 2009. <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler E. E., and Worley, C. G. The rebirth of change. <em>People Management</em>, 2009, 15 (3), 28-30. <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. Executive pay. <em>Economist debates</em>. 2009. Retrieved from http://www.economist.com/debate/days/view/406 <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. Counterpoint. <em>People & Strategy</em>, 2008, 31(3), 8-9. <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. Boards are MIA for workforce decisions. <em>Wall Street Journal.com</em>, December 11, 2008.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. Good Riddance to the imperial CEO. <em>Business Week.com</em>, October 24, 2008.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. The HR department: Give it more respect. <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, March 8, 2008, R8.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. The Talent Lie. <em>Strategy + Business</em>, 2008, 51, 38-42.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">O Toole, J., Lawler, E.E. The choices managers make or don t. <em>The Conference Board Review</em>, Sep./Oct. 2006, 44(5), 24-29.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Worley, C.G., and Lawler, E.E. Designing organizations that are built to change. <em>MIT Sloan Management Review</em>, 2006, 48(1), 19-23.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E., and Finegold, D. The changing face of corporate boards. <em>MIT Sloan Management Review</em>, 2005, 46(2), 67-70.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E., Finegold, D., Benson, G., and Conger, J. Adding value in the boardroom. <em>MIT Sloan Management Review</em>, 2002, 43(2), 92-93.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. and Finegold, D. Individualizing the organization: Past, present, and future. <em>Organizational Dynamics</em>, 2000, 29(1), 1-15.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Conger, J. A., Finegold, D. and Lawler, E.E. Appraising Boardroom Performance. <i>Harvard Business Review</i>, 1998, 76(1), 136-148.</font></p> <!--<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. Rethinking Organization Size. <i>Organization Dynamics</i>, 1997, 26 (2), 24-35.</font></p>--> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Bowen, D.E., and Lawler, E.E. Empowering Service Employees. <i>Sloan Management Review</i>, 1995, 36(4), 73-84.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. From job based to competency-based organizations. <i>Journal of Organizational Behavior</i>, 1994, 15, 3-15.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler,E. E. and Galbraith, J. R. Avoiding the corporate dinosaur syndrome. <i>Organizational Dynamics</i>, 1994, 23(2), 5-17.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. and Mohrman, S. A. Quality circles after the fad. <i>Harvard Business Review</i>, 1985, 85(1), 64-71.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. Strategies for improving the quality of work life. <i>American Psychologist</i>, 1982, 37, 486-493.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. The new plant revolution. <i>Organizational Dynamics</i>, 1978, 6(3), 2-12.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. The individualized organization: Problems and promise. <i>California Management Review</i>, 1974, 17(2), 31-39.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Hackman, J. R. and Lawler, E. E. Employee reactions to job characteristics.<i> Journal of Applied Psychology</i>, 1971, 55, 259-286.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. and Hall, D. The relationship of job characteristics to job involvement, satisfaction and intrinsic motivation.<i> Journal of Applied Psychology</i>, 1970, 54, 305-312.</font></p> <!--<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. Antecedent attitudes of effective managerial performance. <i>Organizational Behavior and Human Performance</i>, 1967, 2, 122-142.</font></p>--> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lawler, E. E. and Porter, L. W. The effects of performance on job satisfaction. <i>Industrial Relations</i>, 1967, 7, 20-28.</font></p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF" background="images/top_white.gif" valign="top"> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="215" valign="top" background="images/right_bg.gif" bgcolor="#FFFFCC"> <table width="210" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" background="images/right_bg.gif"> <tr> <td><img src="images/articles_photo.jpg" width="213" height="268"></td> </tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFCC"> <td><img src="images/articles_underphoto.jpg" width="213" height="73"> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFCC" align="center"> <td><img src="images/tommorrows_org_feat.jpg" width="106" height="154"></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFCC"> <td> <img src="images/tommorrows_org_hd.gif" width="213" height="41"> <table width="77%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td><img src="images/spacer.gif" width="11" height="15"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#993300"> <b>Features new approaches to designing organizations from members of the Center for Effective Organizations.<br><br> For more information <a href="tomorrows_org.htm">click here</a>.</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="images/spacer.gif" width="10" height="15"></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFCC"> <td><img src="images/spacer.gif" width="11" height="15"></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFCC"> <td> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table width="190" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" bordercolor="#990000"> <tr> <td width="16" align="left" valign="top"><img src="images/arrow_bullet.gif" width="14" height="13"></td> <td valign="top"> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#993300" size="1"> <b>Watch a video of Ed Lawler discussing his career. <br> <a href="bio_video.htm">click here</a>.</b></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16" align="left" valign="top"><img src="images/arrow_bullet.gif" width="14" height="13"></td> <td valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#993300" size="1"> <b>For Ed Lawler's complete curriculum vita<br> <a href="elawler_cv.pdf">click here</a>.</b></font></td> </tr> <!-- <!-- <tr> <td width="16" align="left" valign="top"><img src="images/arrow_bullet.gif" width="14" height="13"></td> <td valign="top"> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#993300" size="1"> <b>For Ed Lawler's web page at the Leigh Bureau<br> <a href="http://www.leighbureau.com/speaker.asp?id=114">click here</a>.</b></font></p> </td> </tr>-->--> <tr> <td width="16" align="left" valign="top"><img src="images/arrow_bullet.gif" width="14" height="13"></td> <td valign="top"> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#993300" size="1"> <b>For Ed Lawler's background information <a href="ELLONG.pdf?id=114">click here</a>.</b></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16" align="left" valign="top"><img src="images/arrow_bullet.gif" width="14" height="13"></td> <td valign="top"> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#993300" size="1"> <b>For the Built to Change press release <a href="built_to_change_news_release.pdf?id=114">click here</a>.</b></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="647" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td><a href="mailto:elawler@marshall.usc.edu"></a><a href="mailto:elawler@marshall.usc.edu"></a><a href="mailto:elawler@marshall.usc.edu" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image22','','images/email_on.gif',1)"><img name="Image22" border="0" src="images/email_off.gif" width="123" height="42"></a></td> <td><img src="images/phone.gif" width="143" height="42"></td> <td><img src="images/copyright.gif" width="166" height="42"></td> <td><img src="images/bottom_right.gif" width="215" height="42"></td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </body> </html>