List of research summaries by date
The value of learning: from return on investment to return on expectation
Explores how 12 organisations are measuring and reporting on the contribution of learning to strategic value. Offers a model to help managers develop an approach to match their particular circumstances.
Published: November 2007
The changing HR function: transforming HR?
Uses case studies and a quantitative survey to examine how HR functions are meeting the challenges of change to structure, roles, skills and realtionships.
Published: October 2007
New directions in managing employee absence: an evidence-based approach
Reports on a study which analysed a unique database of employee absence data. Presents the key findings with implications for HR practice.
Published: October 2007
Managing across boundaries: human resource management beyond the firm
Examines the ways in which organisations manage HRM when they are operating within complex networks of clients, suppliers, partners and regulators. Includes a case study of McKinsey & Co.
Published: September 2007
Managing diversity in practice: supporting business goals
Uses five case study examples exploring how organisations have used diversity to support their business goals.
Published: April 2007
HR and technology: impact and advantages
Summary of final report from a year-long project which involved a comprehensive literature review and in-depth case studies.
Published: February 2007
Working life: employee attitudes and engagement 2006
Summary of research report based on a nationwide survey of employee attitudes and engagement
Published: December 2006
Managing people and knowedge in professional service firms
Summary of a CIPD research report looking at how professional service firms translate their human capital into organisational value.
Published: November 2006
International reward and recognition
Summary of CIPD research report which aims to help managers think systematically about the range of factors they need to consider when designing and operating reward in multinational organisations.
Published: October 2006
Large employers and apprenticeship training
Summarises a CIPD research report which examined apprenticeship training in 30 large organisations in engineering, construction, retailing and information. It sets out the advantages and drawbacks of apprenticeships, and the implications for HR strategy and public policy.
Published: October 2006
International recruitment, selection and assessment
Summary of a research report which sets out the findings of an in-depth CIPD study, as well as pulling together other recent research, academic literature and accounts of practice.
Published: September 2006
Managing diversity: words into actions
Sumary of a report based on the findings of an action research programme. It explains how nine very different organisations made progress in managing diversity.
Published: July 2006
What's the future for human capital?
Five essays on human capital issues providing an eclectic mix of the theoretical and the practical.
Published: April 2006
Managing and developing HR careers: emerging trends and issues
Summary of CIPD research report investigating experiences and perceptions of careers in HR. The report uses the results of a literature review, a survey of practitioners and nine case studies to look at career paths of HR professionals and how they are changing.
Published: April 2006
Reward and diversity: making fair pay add up to business advantage
Summary of CIPD executive briefing which uses research findings to demonstrate how employers can reward people fairly os that they can achieve the added value a diverse workforce can bring to business performance.
Published: February 2006
Employee share plans: supporting business performance
Summary of CIPD executive briefing which gives an overview of how employee share schemes fit into a company and the roles they fulfil.
Published: February 2006
Improving health through human resource management: mapping the territory
Summary of research sponsored by CIPD, the Department of Health and HPMA exploring how human resource management can contribute to improved performance in the NHS. The report draws primarily on an extensive literature review and consultation meetings with NHS staff, including those in HR.
Published: January 2006
Fit for business: building a strategic HR function in the public sector
Summary of the CIPD research report on the lessons learnt through an action-research project which set out to look at how public sector organisations can upgrade their HR function to meet the challenges facing them and how they can become more strategic.
Published: October 2005
International HR networks in multinational companies
Summary of the CIPD research report exploring the functions and dynamics of international HR networks.
Published: October 2005
HR's role in organising: shaping change
Summary of CIPD research report which focuses on the practical skills and capabilities HR managers need for successful reorganisations.
Published: September 2005
Making CSR happen: the contribution of people management
Summary of the CIPD report with 12 case studies demonstrating how people management practices are contributing value to businesses in support of a CSR agenda.
Published: September 2005
HR outsourcing: the key decisions
Summarises an executive briefing which aims to ensure that managers are aware of the full implications of going down the outsourcing route as well as possible alternative solutions. Addresses the strategic issues and decisions that need to be made.
Published: July 2005
Rewarding customer service? Using reward and recognition to deliver your customer service strategy
Summary of the CIPD research report looking at how reward and recognition policies can help organisations deliver excellent customer service.
Published: July 2005
Technology and people management: the opportunity and the challenge
Summary of CIPD research report addressing the relationship between new technologies and managing people and the potential role of HR in that relationship.
Published: June 2005
HR: making change happen
Summarises a CIPD executive briefing which provides practical help for people management and development professionals on how to influence and implement restructuring and change effectively.
Published: February 2005
Employee well-being and the psychological contract
Summary of the CIPD research report outlining the state of the psychological contract, emphasising trust, satisfaction and commitment.
Published: December 2004
Discrimination and the law: does the system suit the purpose
Summary of the CIPD executive briefing looking at the role of the law in achieving equality of opportunity and diversity.
Published: November 2004
Bringing policies to life: the vital role of front line managers in people management
Summary of the CIPD executive briefing highlighting the crucial role front line managers play in translating policies into effective action.
Published: October 2004
Flexible benefits
Summary of the CIPD executive briefing identifing the strategic questions organisations need to ask themselves before introducing a flexible benefits scheme.
Published: October 2004
Helping people learn: strategies for moving from training to learning
Summary of the CIPD research report commenting on the shift from training to learning, looking at ways to create a learning environment in organisations.
Published: October 2004
Managing the careers of professional knowledge workers
Summary of the CIPD executive briefing investigating how the managing of knowledge workers impacts on the business.
Published: October 2004
Vision and values: organisational culture and values as a source of competitive advantage
Summary of the CIPD executive briefing reviewing the importance of organisation culture in shaping behaviours and attitudes within organisations.
Published: October 2004
HR's contribution to international mergers and acquisitions
Summary of the CIPD research report assessing the factors determining the level of influence HR is able to have in international M&As, and how when HR is more actively involved, mergers are more successful.
Published: April 2004
Information and consultation: from compliance to performance
Summary of the CIPD research report providing the experiences of a number of UK organisations that have developed or are in the process of implementing strategies for the Information and Consultation Directive. Looks at the structural arrangements and underlying processes involved in establishing arrangements for informing and consulting with employees.
Published: February 2004
Branding and people management: what's in a name?
Summary of the CIPD research report identifing the different stages that HR can contribute in employer branding.
Published: November 2003
Total reward
Summary of the CIPD executive briefing investigating total reward practices within organisations.
Published: August 2003
Diversity: stacking up the evidence
Summary of the CIPD executive briefing providing insights into the academic studies on diversity for organisations wishing to embrace diversity issues in their organisation's practices.
Published: July 2003
People and performance in knowledge-intensive firms
Summary of the CIPD research report into people management practices in organisations in the developing knowledge-intensive sector.
Published: July 2003
Organising for success in the 21 century
Summary of the CIPD research report providing an introduction to the literature available on organisation design and development.
Published: June 2003
Evaluating human capital
Summary of the CIPD research report identifying how firms in various sectors evaluate their human capital.
Published: March 2003
Pressure at work: worker's verdict
Summary of the CIPD research report on the psychological contract, concentrating on the pressure workers feel whilst at work.
Published: November 2002
Globalising HR
Summary of the CIPD executive briefing focusing on the strategic pressures facing global HR functions.
Published: October 2002
Developing managers for business performance
Summary of the CIPD executive briefing looking at the importance of linking development practices to organisational goals.
Published: May 2002
Managing knowledge workers
Summary of the CIPD research report giving practical examples of managing the creation and transfer of knowledge within an organisation.
Published: January 2002
Public and private sector perspectives on the psychological contract
Summary of the CIPD research report covering the findings of the seventh annual employee attitude survey, containing benchmarking comparisons between the public and private sector.
Published: December 2001