LISBETH CLAUS Professor of Global Human Resources and Interim Associate Dean
B.A., K.U. Leuven (Belgium)
M.A., K.U. Leuven (Belgium)
M.B.A., University of San Francisco
Ph.D., Saint Louis University
S.P.H.R. (Senior Professional in Human Resource Management)
G.P.H.R. (Global Professional in Human Resource Management)
"Increasingly, it falls to human resource professionals to manage the "soft side" of today's global industry and to examine the cultural and human challenges facing companies."
Domestic HR practitioners can no longer ignore the global nature of human capital. Increasingly, it falls to human resource professionals to strategically manage human talent in today's global environment and to examine the cultural and human challenges facing successful business, government, and not-for-profit enterprises. Global talent and performance management, virtual teamwork, global leadership development, cross-cultural savvy, HR metrics, work-life balance, international ethics and global CSR are some of the important areas where human resources can add value and play a strategic role.
Areas of Instruction
Managing Organizations, HR Generalist, Global Human Resource Management.
Research Interests
Global human resource management, performance management of MNCs, work/life balance.
Selected Professional Activities
Content expert, instructional designer, and train-the-trainer of the SHMR/GPHR certification preparation course; SHRM Global Expert Panel Member, 2006-2007; President, SHRM Global Forum, 2003; Vice President Finance, Executive Committee, Chair Membership and Chapter Outreach Committee, Board of Directors, SHRM Global Forum, 2001-2002; Member, Academy of Management; Instructional design advisor for Safeway, Inc.'s Retail Leadership Development Program; Accredited BELBIN e-interplace and Team Role Trainer.
Selected Publications
“Strategic Global HR at Teva Pharmaceuticals,” Thunderbird International Business Review, 2006. “International Assignment Types and Employee Development.” Current Issues in Management, 2005. Voorwaarden tot het uitbouwen van een HR-loopbaan: Vergelijkingen tussen de situatie in België en Nederland en de rest van de werelds.” Tijdschrift voor HRM, 2005. Professionalism: Perceptions of US HR Practitioners,” (with Collison) Problems & Perspectives in Management, 2004. “Similarities and Differences in Human Resource Management in the European Union,” Thunderbird International Business Review, 2004. "Belgian Style Human Resource Management: A Case of Mistaken Identity," (with Vloeberghs & Pichault) European Management Journal, 2002. "Corporate Social Responsibility and Global HR: Balancing the Needs of the Corporation and Its Stakeholders," (with Phillips) International Focus, 2002. "The Future of HR." Workplace Visions, 2001, "21st Century Challenges and Opportunities for Global HR?" CCHRA Notes, 2001. "Heeft uw bedrijf een rampenplan?" HR Magazine, 2001. "Disaster Recovery Hits Home." Globalhr , 2001. "Pink Slip Party." Globalhr, 2001. "Spreading the Knowledge." Globalhr, 2001. "Seeking Compensation." Globalhr, 2001. "From Dot to Dot." HR World Magazine, 2000. "E-Selection." HR World Magazine, 2000. "New for Old." HR World Magazine, 2000. "HR and the Global Paradigm." Resources, 2000. "The Role of International Human Resource in Leading a Company from a Domestic to a Global Corporate Culture," Human Resource Development International, 1998. “Total Quality Management: A Healthcare Application.” Total Quality Management, 1991.