American Society for Quality
ASQ is a society of individual and organizational members "dedicated to the ongoing development, advancement, and promotion of quality concepts, principles, and techniques." Products and services address issues such as quality management, benchmarking, productivity, and more.
American Staffing Association
Members are active in all types of staffing services available today including temporary help, professional employer services, managed services, payroll, placement services, temporary-to-full-time services, long-term staffing, and others.
Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
EBRI promotes the understanding and furtherance of employee benefits national policy. It is a neutral organization that does objective research on employee benefit programs and public policy with regard to employee benefits.
International Public Management Association
Issues important to public sector managers and employees. Center for Personnel Research provides sample policies and other guidance to members, but non-members can view samples such as "NYS Internet Acceptable Use."
National Management Association
A national, not-for-profit professional leadership development association. This website includes the mission statement, meeting dates, publications, and Association contacts.
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.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
This is the website for a major business organization with chapters in most municipalities.
Evidence-based Management resources
Resources on fact-based decision making from a pair of Stanford professors.
Center for Evidence-Based Managment
Provide support and resources to managers, consultants, teachers, academics and others interested in evidence-based management.
American Management Association: White Papers
The American Management Association website has a lot of information available, including tons of white papers divided by topics such as Communication Skills or Human Resources Management.
Center for Creative Leadership: Research & Innovation Projects
Behavioral science research on a variety of topics.
