TY - JOUR AB - When the CEO of a US rent‐to‐own company fired top HR people and eliminated many HR functions, he revealed more than one prejudice and set in motion a disastrous train of events which led to $47m of pay‐outs to plaintiffs. J. Ernest Talley’s decision to wipe out Rent‐A‐Center’s HR operation reflected a misunderstanding of the role of human resources. VL - 11 IS - 4 SN - 0967-0734 DO - 10.1108/09670730310792745 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09670730310792745 PY - 2003 Y1 - 2003/01/01 TI - Opportunities lost when HR takes a bashing: Women out of the equation T2 - Human Resource Management International Digest PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 11 EP - 14 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -