Karen Beaman

Karen V. Beaman is a professional in the field of human resources information systems (HRIS). She is Chief Executive Officer of Jeitosa Group International , a worldwide business and technology consultancy focusing on global human resources challenges and solutions which Beaman founded. Before Jeitosa she held executive positions in HRIS at Workday and ADP . Beaman is known in the field as a speaker and writer on global HR issues. She is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the IHRIM Journal, the editor of four books, and the author of over 50 articles and columns. Her most notable work concerns the management of human resources, transnationality in organizational design and global mindset in expatriates for more effective business dealings in a cross culture environment.
Beaman has received numerous awards for her work, most notably in 2002 she was honored with IHRIM's Summit Award, the highest achievement award from the Association for International Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM) . Additionally, she received the Excellence Achievement Award from the Association for International Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM) in recognition for her founding of the IHRIM Journal, a scholarly publication for thought leaders and senior executives. Beaman is also the co-inventor on a patent in 1985 for an online, real-time investment fund accounting system (U.S. Patent 4,970,658) based on the time relational model.
Beaman was educated at Old Dominion University (BA) and Georgetown University (MA in Sociolinguistics, ABD (all but dissertation) for the Ph.D. in Sociolinguistics). Her master thesis was entitled, "Patterns of Variation: The Development of the Concept of Implicational Analysis as a Theory of Language Change" (1979) and her dissertation was entitled "A Sociolinguistic Approach to Dialectal Variation: A Speech Community in Swabia" (1980). She has also done academic work at Universities of Salzburg in Austria and Tuebingen and Stuttgart in Germany.
Published works
Edited Books:
HR Frontiers: Shifting Borders and Changing Boundaries. An IHRIM Press Book. Austin, TX: Rector-Duncan and Associates. 2008.
Common Cause: Shared Services for Human Resources. An IHRIM Press Book. Austin, TX: Rector-Duncan and Associates. 2006.
Out of Site: An Inside Look at HR Outsourcing. An IHRIM Press Book. Austin, TX: Rector-Duncan and Associates. 2004.
Boundaryless HR: Human Capital Management in the Global Economy. An IHRIM Press Book. Austin, TX: Rector-Duncan and Associates. 2002.
Articles in Industry Publications:
"The New Multi-Dimensional Talent Force: Multi-Local Differences". IHRIM Journal. Volume XII, Number 5. November 2008.
"The New Multi-Dimensional Talent Force: Multi-Cultural Differences". IHRIM Journal. Volume XII, Number 3. August 2008.
"The New Multi-Dimensional Talent Force: Multi-Generational Differences". IHRIM Journal. Volume XII, Number 2. June 2008.
"Think Global, Act Local: Building an Effective Global Organization." In: 21 Tomorrow's New Formula: Concept-Driven Innovation through Strategic HR. Futura Publishing. 2008.
"Think Global, Act Local: The Collaborative Transnational HRIT Organization." IHRIM.Link Magazine. December 2007/January 2008.
“Malleable Mindset and Cultural Contact: A Multi-Factorial Approach to the International Experience.” With Gregory Guy IHRIM Journal. Volume. X, Number. 5. September/October 2006.
"The Promise of Web Services: Why SOA Means Better Service." With John Macy. IHRIM Journal. Volume X, Number 4. July/August 2006.
"Shared Services Globalization: The Payoffs and the Tradeoffs." With Gregory Guy. In: Common Cause: Shared Services for Human Resources. Futura Publishing. 2006.
“Strategy: Do You Know When You See It?” With Bob Stambaugh. IHRIM Journal. Vol. IX, No. 5. September/October 2005.
“Effecting Change in Business Enterprises: Current Trends in Change Management.” With Gregory Guy. IHRIM Journal. Vol. IX, No. 5. September/October 2005. The Conference Board Research Report. R1371-05-RR. ISBN No. 0-8237-0856-X.
"Sourcing Strategies for the Transnational Organization." With Gregory Guy. IHRIM Journal. Volume VIII, Number 3. July/August 2004.
"Myths, Mystiques, and Mistakes in Overseas Assignments: The Role of Global Mindset in International Work." IHRIM Journal. Volume VIII, Number 6. November/December 2004.
“Mindset and Identity in the Globalizing Future.” With Gregory Guy. The International Journal for the Humanities. Vol. II. 2004.
“Global Orientation and Sociolinguistic Accommodation as Factors in Cultural Assimilation.” With Gregory Guy. The International Journal for the Humanities. Vol. I. 2003.
"The New Transnational HR Model: Building a Chaordic Organization." In: Heads Count: An Anthology for the Competitive Enterprise. Row Henson (editor). 2003.
"Transnational Development: The Efficiency-Innovation Model." With Gregory Guy IHRIM Journal. Volume VII, Number 2, November/December 2003.
"On Globalizing HRIS: Moving to the Transnational Solution." IHRIM.link Magazine. December 1999/January 2000.

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