Tom Connolly, PhD

These days, disruptive velocity is one of the few constants for organizations. Digitization drives disruption, as once- physical businesses are dematerialized into virtual ones with more reach, shorter time-to-market, and less capital intensity, financial or human (Salim, Malone & van Geest, 2014). Expedia kills off travel agencies. Amazon crushes brick and mortar competitors. Airbnb’s market cap exceeds Marriott’s and precipitates the Starwood merger. Uber turns the taxi… Show more

These days, disruptive velocity is one of the few constants for organizations. Digitization drives disruption, as once- physical businesses are dematerialized into virtual ones with more reach, shorter time-to-market, and less capital intensity, financial or human (Salim, Malone & van Geest, 2014). Expedia kills off travel agencies. Amazon crushes brick and mortar competitors. Airbnb’s market cap exceeds Marriott’s and precipitates the Starwood merger. Uber turns the taxi industry upside-down. Tiny, 18month-old Instagram and vastly larger, 90-year-old motorcycle manufacturer Ducati are acquired in the same month for the same price ($1 billon each). Driverless cars are grabbing all the attention, but driverless trucks will eventually wipe out one of the top 10 largest occupations in America. Even agriculture is upended as drones, planting robots, and driverless tractors assume more and more of the work. No sector is safe. Show less

Cybersecurity is a battle of wits. Organizations that recognize and tackle the inherent talent challenges of cyber will be dramatically better off, and that puts the responsibility squarely on HR leaders.

Increasingly it has become clear that work should not be studied in isolation from family and personal concerns. Accordingly, the present research examines the construct validity of three scales that purport to measure work conflict, family conflict, and inter-role conflict. Conceptual definitions are provided, a nomological network identified, and empirical results examined from two studies. Distinct unidimensional factors emerged; adequate levels of reliability were found; and correlational… Show more

Increasingly it has become clear that work should not be studied in isolation from family and personal concerns. Accordingly, the present research examines the construct validity of three scales that purport to measure work conflict, family conflict, and inter-role conflict. Conceptual definitions are provided, a nomological network identified, and empirical results examined from two studies. Distinct unidimensional factors emerged; adequate levels of reliability were found; and correlational and path analytic associations offered some support for the theorized model. Show less