HR Center Meeting--Spring 2011

Center for HRM Meeting Summary
March 24^th and 25^th, 2011

Thursday – March 24^th  

5:00pm – 8:00pm       Cocktails and dinner at the Perrewé and Ferris homestead (Cajun theme).  Great time – we had local restaurant owners come in and cook in our kitchen for about 35 people.  We had a great time!

Friday – March 25^th   Meeting held in Starry Conference Room, College of Business

Atira Charles – Assistant Professor at Florida State University presented her work entitled, “The intersection of race and politics: Implications for Human Resource Management."  We had a great discussion about the current concerns regarding race and stigmas in organizations.  PowerPoints attached.

Alan Witt – Professor (University of Houston) and Pat Chaffin – Center for HRM Executive Board presented their work entitled, “Situational Awareness: It is not just important for fighter pilots.” Alan and Pat examined the importance of being aware of every aspect of your situation for effective leadership. Their ideas were thought-provoking and their presentation was interesting as well as funny!  PowerPoints will be available soon (they will be worth the wait).

We had lunch with Center for HR Board members, faculty and SHRM undergraduate students (Christina Lynch was announced as our 2011 HR scholarship award winner).  Lunch included a Q&A with HR Board members and our SHRM students. 

Deb Armstrong – Associate Professor (Florida State University) presented her work entitled, “Promotions and retention: Barriers to advancement and retention of women in IS.” This stimulated a lot of interest regarding gender in the workplace, work-family issues, and the limited number of women in stereotypically male-dominated professions. PowerPoints attached.

Business Meeting with CHRM Board Members and Faculty.  We discussed the role of Smart Phone applications in HR (Steve Payne – Management faculty member), the importance of researching incivility in the workplace (Jeremy Brees, doctoral student), venues for future meetings, and our continued vision for our Center. 

If interested in Smart Phone applications in HR, you can contact Dr. Steven Payne at wpayne@cob.fsu.edu. If you are interested in having one of our doctoral students give you feedback about incivility in your workplace (all survey responses are confidential), you can contact Jeremy Brees at jrb08k@fsu.edu. 

Attendance (27) for the meeting

Center for HR Board Members:

Kurt Adler                                                      Northern Trust – Miami

Stanley Bloom                                               Chubb & Son

George Boué                                                  Stiles Corporation

Lynn Broadhurst                                             General Dynamics – OTS

Suzanne Calfee                                               Kaplan University Group

Patrick Chaffin                                               SunTrust Bank

David Faulkenberry                                        State of Florida

Kathryn Fisk                                                   Tenet Hospitals

Joyce A. Ingram                                             Florida State University, HR

Mark Krauss                                                   Southern Wine and Spirits

Charles Johnson                                             American Express

Tom Shea                                                        Right Management

Michael Spellman                                          Snifen & Spellman

John Wolf                                                       Jupiter Medical Center

Faculty

Alan Witt (Guest Speaker)                             University of Houston

Pamela Perrewé                                              Florida State University        

Jerry Ferris                                                                

Wayne Hochwarter

Lee Stepina

Deb Armstrong

Atira Charles

Randy Blass

SHRM Student members - FSU

Andrea Marquez                                            

Chioma Okoli

Christina Lynch

Mariya Freer

Ezechiel Dezine