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2013 Business Outcomes Study Highlights Bottom-Line Improvements Achieved through Assessment Solutions ATLANTA, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SHL, the global leader in talent measurement solutions and part of CEB, today released its seventh annual Business Outcomes Study Report, spotlighting the positive ROI that companies have achieved using talent assessment solutions. The report outlines 12 key findings based on the participation of more than 55 organizations representing a range...

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Sky Associates promoted Brad Gates, an expert in organizational development and process improvement, to partner. Gates, who was previously a director of the management consulting firm, is responsible for account management, client delivery and business development activities. His focus includes clients involved in the intelligence community and civilian agencies of the federal government. "Brad is a very important part of our team, and...

LOS ANGELES, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jay Finkelman, Ph.D. ABPP, to the position of Vice President of Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer. Prior to joining TCSPP, Dr. Finkelman served as Professor and System-wide Director of Alliant International University's California School of Professional Psychology, Organizational Psychology Division. (Photo:...

COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Debra L. Shapiro, the Clarice Smith Professor of Management and Organization at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, has been elected to serve a five-year term on the executive committee of the Academy of Management (AOM), effective August 2012. Shapiro will serve from August 2015-2016 as academy president and the year afterward as immediate past president. "This is a very important and visible...

The findings will be presented at the annual conference of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. A research partnership represented by the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) National Center for Organization Development (NCOD) is examining factors predicting the turnover of senior executives in the federal workplace. It’s an area that has not been widely researched, yet it can result in...

ATLANTA, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SHL, the global leader in talent measurement solutions, today announced its participation in the 27th Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Conference in San Diego, CA. From April 25-28, 2012, thousands of industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologists from around the world will gather at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego to discuss best practices, cutting-edge research and the latest scientific innovations in...

WEST ROXBURY, Mass., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leaders of the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (MSPP) have signed a lease with an option to purchase a six-story, 83,000-square-foot building at 1 Wells Avenue in Newton. Their plan is to transform the building into a 21st century learning environment and consolidate all the school's programs under one roof. The school currently occupies two buildings in West Roxbury, at 221 Rivermoor Street and 208 VFW...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Bernard Luskin, CEO and Sr. Provost of Touro University Worldwide today announced the availability of a strategic new book by TUW Industrial and Organizational Psychology Professor Arnie Dahlke, Ph.D. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111123/DC12194LOGO) "I am thrilled with the publication of Succession Planning for Dummies as a text to be recommended in programs such as Industrial and Organizational...

SHANGHAI, March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- SHL, the global leader in talent measurement, has been named "HR Assessment Company of the Year" by Human Capital Management at the Annual Human Resources Awards in Greater China 2011-2012. In its fifth year of celebrating excellence and innovation in the HR sector, the Annual Human Resources Awards are highly regarded throughout the industry for acknowledging organizations' outstanding contribution and best practice. The independent...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Bernard Luskin, CEO and Senior Provost of Touro University Worldwide and Dr. Arnie Dahlke, Chair and Director of the Master's degree program in Industrial & Organizational Psychology (I/O Psychology) have underlined the importance of Industrial and Organizational Psychology as a growing specialty in professional psychology. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111209/DC20232LOGO) "Many I/O...