Rhonda Jones, Program Director for Human Resources Management, UMUC Graduate School of Management and Technology, October 15, 2009
On October 15, 2009, Dr. Rhonda Jones, Program Director for Human Resources Management in the Graduate School, presented "Talent Management in the New Economy: Applying Lessons Learned From Knowledge Workers" during a brown bag interactive lunch at the new Academic Center in Largo.
During this session participants discussed:
- Why talent management is increasingly important in the existing economy
- Talent management considerations that are unique to part-time, contingent, and at-will knowledge workers
- Factors that increase retention and organizational commitment among traditional knowledge workers
- How existing research on traditional knowledge workers might be applied to non-traditional employees
- Potential benefits to organizations that are able to stimulate and retain non-traditional knowledge workers
Talent management in the new economy.pdf
Jay Liebowitz, Orkand Endowed Chair in Management and Technology, September 21, 2009
On September 21, 2009, UMUC Orkand Chair of Management and Technology, Jay Liebowitz, provided his perspective as an editor of an academic journal on the best ways to effectively work with editors and get published.
He covered topics including:
- Publish or perish
- Why publish?
- From the editor's experience
- Questions you should ask
- Games people play
- Perseverance pays off
