The Center for Human Resource Strategy is an initiative of the Department of Human Resource Management at SMLR. The center researches and develops practices in global strategic human resource management. It works in partnership with many professional organizations and with senior human resource managers at major multinational corporations. An advisory board of human resource executives provides advice and support for center programs.
The Center for Women and Work, which operates within SMLR, addresses the needs of working women. It studies public policies that affect women, fosters and disseminates research on issues that concern working women, and sponsors educational programs for women, policymakers and corporate leaders, and community groups.
The Center for Workplace Transformation has achieved a national reputation for work on major organizational change, particularly in union settings. In general, the center promotes moves toward more participative and team-based systems.
