Busy HR professionals often rely on trade publications for their field’s latest research, but these second-hand accounts “come with opinion,” says Jessica Winter-Franklin, a senior human resources manager for software company CTR Systems. Now, practitioners like Winter-Franklin can access support and scientific studies online through the Center for Evidence-Based Management, an international consortium led by CMU professor Denise Rousseau . For her contributions to evidence-based management, HR magazine voted her No. 7 in its list of the “Most Influential 2012 Top 20 International Thinkers.”
—Aaron Jentzen (DC’12)