Washington, Ms. Alvarado was not just managing her staff of four. She was deciding their salaries, tracking their vacations, and setting up employment policies. In 2002, the staff of the organization, ...

The human resources function has experienced significant transformation since its implementation. In the early 1900s, the National Cash Register Co. created one of the first HR departments—called ...

A few years ago, Dutch grocery chain Jumbo rolled out a supermarket reinvention — checkout lanes staffed by humans, where shoppers could kibitz with cashiers as they rang up their carts. The "chat ...

Following are tips that veteran human-resources officials offer to nonprofit leaders who are new to the personnel field: Establish an office. Because so much of human resources involves speaking about ...