HR Magazine, September 15, 2011, Tuesday

HR Magazine

September 15, 2011, Tuesday

HR Magazine (full article)

HR Most Influential 2011

Patrick Wright, William J. Conaty GE professor of strategic human resources in the ILR School (Industrial and Labor Relations), Cornell University

"His work on the role of the CHRO is constantly challenging"

Patrick Wright teaches, conducts research and consults in the area of strategic human resource management (SHRM), particularly focusing on how firms use people as a source of competitive advantage. He has published over 40 research articles in journals as well as over 20 chapters in books and edited volumes.

He has co-authored two textbooks titled Human Resource Management: Gaining competitive advantage (now in its third edition) and Management of Organisations. He has co-edited a special issue of Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management titled Strategic Human Resource Management in the 21st Century and guest-edited a special issue of Human Resource Management Review titled Research in Strategic HRM for the 21st Century. He served as the lead editor on the recently released book, The Chief HR Officer: Defining the new role of human resource leaders.

Wright has conducted programmes and/or consulted for a number of large organisations including Comcast, Royal Dutch Shell, KennaMetal, AstraZeneca, BT and BP. He serves as a member on the board of directors for the Cornell Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS) and the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR). He is a former board member of HRPS, SHRM Foundation and World at Work (formerly American Compensation Association).