Newswise — Babson Executive Education's Research Fellow, Donald Cohen, will address the Biotechnology Industry Organization's (BIO) Human Resources Conference in New York Sept. 25-27, 2005.
Cohen's presentation, "Rising above the Crowd: How to Spot & Retain High-Performers," will use current research from Babson Executive Education to address how biotech industry managers can better support "knowledge workers" -- those who develop and apply knowledge in business organizations. "These workers are mobile and concerned that their experiences position them well for future opportunities," said Cohen. "The complexity of their work requires them to collaborate effectively with others in different physical locations, functions, and even organizations. Most importantly, their work is inherently emergent."
Cohen will tackle key questions such as, "What kinds of interventions can management provide to help better attract and retain this talent?" and "How can management develop and mentor others in the organization to become high-performers?" The outcome, said Cohen, will be "a set of successful approaches for nurturing social and human capital within organizations."
Cohen is a renowned academic, consultant, and researcher in Babson's Research Centers.
Babson Executive Education offers three applied research centers to help companies innovate and manage challenging new business issues such as knowledge management and include:
"¢ Process Management Research Center: focuses on business process management."¢ Working Knowledge Research Center: addresses knowledge and learning issues."¢ Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship Research Center: focuses on entrepreneurial strategies that foster corporate innovation.
About the SpeakerCohen has extensive experience in helping organizations leverage their information and knowledge resources. He has authored numerous articles in Harvard Business Review, California Management Review, Knowledge Management, and Knowledge and Process Management. He is coauthor of a leading book on social capital, In Good Company: How Social Capital Makes Organizations Work. Cohen created and edited the newsletter for Ernst & Young Center for Business Innovation and Knowledge Management, and for the journal of the IBM Institute for Knowledge Management.
About BIOBIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers, and related organizations across the United States and in 31 other nations, BIO members are involved in the research and development of health care, agricultural, industrial, and environmental biotechnology products. For information, visit http://www.bio.org.
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