"Creating a Strategic Human Resources Organization, the third study on the HR function in large corporations by the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California, measures how changes in the business environment affect human resources and, consequently, whether HR is becoming a strategic business partner. A follow-up to the 1995 and 1998 reports, this edition compares new data with the original studies to note changes and improvements in the selected corporations. This pubication is a CEO report of a study funded by the Human Resources Planning Society and the corporate sponsors of the Center for Effective Organizations."--BOOK JACKET.