Best Practices and Surveys
The subscription resources below are ripe with reports of workplace surveys and best practices.
- Human Resources (Bloomberg Law)Starting point for HR practitioners. HR policies, laws and regulations. Practical guidance and tools, surveys and reports. Tabs across top include United States, International, Payroll, and News.
- Research Insights (Conference Board)Research Insights (or Business Managment Research) is a searchable database of full-text research reports on the latest issues in business management and US and global economics. Proprietary, nonbiased research includes studies of F500 companies on business trends, leadership decisions, performance excellence, corporate governance, HR, productivity, CRM and more. Economics material includes US and global economic indicators and analysis and forecasts of regional, national, and international economic conditions.
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)The website of this major U.S. association for HR practitioners provides a wealth of information for its members and for the public. Additional electronic content is available at the ILR Library. Please ask for assistance at the ILR Reference Desk.
Rankings
Many websites and magazines compile "best places to work" lists. Many of the lists are compiled by reviews of employer-submitted practices and policies, but others are compiled from other types of submissions. The lists usually contain a brief description of the practices that make the company an "employer of choice."
- Great Places to Work (Lists)Provides different lists for the best places to work for various categories.
- HRC: Corporate Equality Index 2020Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index is the national benchmarking tool on corporate policies, practices and benefits pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees.
- Fortune Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work ForThe list provides information about the policies and practices that make these companies great.
- Fortune Magazine RankingsSee Fortune's other important company rankings, including "Most Powerful Women", the "Fortune 500", "World's Most Admired Companies", "The World's 50 Greatest Leaders", and "100 Fastest-Growing Companies".
- The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity®Click on company links to see why they are listed.