Keynote Address:   Changing Market and Workforce Dynamics:  Implications for Management of the I-O Professional Services Firm

Bill Macey

Valtera Corporation

Abstract:  The traditional business model of I-O consulting firms is challenged by new market forces as well as changing expectations of staff professionals regarding their work lives.  Bill will address the implication of these dynamics on the strategy and management of the firm with particular attention to the attraction, retention and development of I-O professionals.

Learning Objectives

• BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE emerging technology, intellectual property, and talent management factors THAT AFFECT the economic success and competitive positioning of the I-O professional services firm.
• BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY strategies used to attract, retain, and reward I-O professionals and their implications for firm profitability and long-term competitive positioning in the marketplace.