What does CEO stand for?

It's the central responsibility of managers these days, says Alec Levenson, a research specialist with the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California.

It's the central responsibility of managers these days, says Alec Levenson, a research specialist with the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California.

It's the central responsibility of managers these days, says Alec Levenson, a research specialist with the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California.

Lawler III, director of the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California.

The occasion for this year's discussion was the publication of Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage by Ed Lawler, Distinguished Professor of Business at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business and founder and director of the University's Center for Effective Organizations (CEO).

95 Hardcover HF5549 Lawler, director of the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California, shows organizations how to determine which talent-focused management approach best fits their business: a high-involvement approach that stresses long-term employment relationships and a high level of employee involvement in decision making, or a global-competitor approach, where there is a constant flux of new talent and technological expertise.

Alec Levenson, a research scientist at University of Southern California's Center for Effective Organizations, said part of the problem for employers is the mixing of immigration politics with the threat of terrorism.

As a recent Korn/Ferry International/ University of Southern California's Center for Effective Organizations study noted, "more than 70 percent of employees report knowledge is not reused across the company.