December 2007 

HR MAGAZINE · December 2007
Vol. 52, No. 12
Table of Contents

COVER STORY
Caught in the Web. Internet surfing takes on addictive qualities for some employees who may be hiding their abuse at work -- at a cost to both themselves and their employers.
Adrienne Fox

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
2008 HR Trend Book. A look at developments affecting disciplines within HR, including benefits, staffing, relocation management, technology, training and development, outsourcing, consulting and awards and incentives.

PROFILE
Engineering Harmony. At TiVo Inc., HR leader Nancy Kato brings keen listening skills and a knack for building camaraderie to her job in Silicon Valley.
Bill Roberts

EMPLOYMENT LAW
California, the Bellwether. California lawmakers and judges continue to push the boundaries of employee legal protections, affecting HR professionals nationwide.
Diane Cadrain

Unmasking Illegal Workers. What should you do if a valued, longtime employee is discovered to lack eligibility to work in the United States?
Eric Krell

STRATEGIC PLANNING
Plugging the Boomer Drain. As baby boomers begin to retire, employers must thoroughly study the business implications—and make plans to avert a talent crisis.
Jean M. Phillips, Mary Pomerantz and Stanley M. Gully

HR AGENDA: EMPLOYMENT & STAFFING
Smart Selections. Core intelligence may be the best measure of a candidate’s fitness for a top job.
Martha J. Frase

HR AGENDA: CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Women and Negotiation. Academic research suggests that women’s reluctance to negotiate is partly behind their lower pay compared to men.
Elizabeth Agnvall

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS

From the President: HR’s Role in Social Responsibility and Sustainability. More organizations are signing on to the concept of socially responsible, sustainable business practices. Susan Meisinger
HR Solutions: Branding, Trends, Communicable Diseases. Ruhal Dooley, Deb Levine and Audra Russell
Management Tools: Ignitions Ready . Four business trends give managers power; seven ‘ignition points’ help them accelerate. Vince Thompson
Legal Trends: Upgrade Your Remote Control. As technology enables more employees to stay connected, the length of workdays expands—and so does the reach of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Jennifer Blum Feldman
Future Focus: HR’s New Contours. The new entrant to HR will be a college-educated woman arriving straight from graduation. Jennifer Schramm
Executive Briefing. Balanced management of both goal-oriented and creative employees is essential for innovation; more.
From Readers. Employment legislation; face-to-face interaction; firearms.
HR Technology. Internet job sites present security risks, but there are ways for businesses to protect job seekers and themselves.
Court Report. Holiday counted as intermittent leave under FMLA; court responds to concerns about transsexual’s use of public restrooms; more.
What's New.
Books in Brief. The First-Time Manager’s Guide to Team Building, The Truth About Hiring the Best, Egonomics and Great People Decisions.

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