Article Vomberg, A., Homburg, C. and Bornemann, T. (2015), Talented people and strong brands: The contribution of human capital and brand equity to firm value. Strat. Mgmt. J., 36: 2122–2131. doi: 10.1002/smj.2328 Reviewer Dr. Michael Gunderson, Director and Professor...
Ditching those cumbersome annual performance reviews seems to be all the rage in the business world these days. A slew of recent articles, including two recently published in the Harvard Business Review, have covered the topic in-depth and several well-known...
It’s often said that people are a company’s greatest asset. But many times in the agribusiness world we can overlook or fail to realize how strategic talent management is a vital part of any business strategy. Here at the Center for Food and Agricultural Business, we...
Allan Gray, the center’s director, recently sat down with us to discuss how agribusinesses should think about investing in their employees during an industry downturn. Below, Allan Gray shares: Why you shouldn’t be so fast to cut professional development from the...
You Get What You Pay For From Feed and Grain Magazine - Finding, hiring and keeping good people presents a challenge in any industry and the feed and grain industry is no different. In fact, due to the rural nature of the industry, many managers have even a more...
Bringing ’em Safely Onboard: Launching New Employees Successfully From Feed and Grain Magazine - It’s late on a Friday afternoon, tomorrow you have a day off scheduled (finally!). You kick back in your chair after receiving the phone call you had been hoping for...
Keep Talent in Industry From Feedstuffs Magazine - Having great employees is central to the continued growth and success of most every grain elevator, feed mill and other grain and feed industry organization. Download This Resource Categories: Human Resources,...
Finding Great Employees: Winning the Battle for Talent From Feed and Grain Magazine - When you start looking at factors which impact the success of a grain and feed business, there is just no substitute for good employees. Period. Nothing new here, every single grain...
Human Resources, Finding and Retaining Qualified Employees From Seed World Magazine - Like most industries, the seed industry is in a continual state of change. Its significant number of mergers and acquisitions in recent years has created new organizational...
Dealing with Customer Complaints From Feed and Grain Magazine - Customer complaints can be a real challenge. At times it seems the only time your business is noticed is when there’s some problem — usually involving customer complaints. Download This Resource...
