Human Resource Metrics teaches practitioners and managers a wide range of strategic, quantitative and financial tools for assessing requirements and issues in HR. Strategic tools include broader frameworks for assessing organisational HR, such as the analysis of organisational architecture as an HR tool, process analysis and mapping for performance, and how to decide whether to outsource or externalise work in other ways. Quantitative tools include: HR data issues such as analysing HR databases, forecasting for HR, assessing employee turnover and absenteeism, assessing incentive plan set-up, and the like. Financial, Return on Investment, Economic Value Added and the like, applied to HR situations. This is the first book to approach the analysis of human resources from such a multi-dimensional aspect as well as the first to use a practical, hand-on and step-by-step approach: the book teaches the 'how to' of each technique in a step-by-step manner, including a wide variety of MS Excel examples and practice datasets. HR Metrics is divided into five parts: Part I outlines the nature of HRM and the links between HR and performance. Part II introduces basic skills needed for human resource data analysis. Part III includes specific topics for the acquisition and maintenance of talent. Part IV looks at the design and analysis of compensation systems. Part V covers topics in HR financial analysis.

Meeting the challenges of high-performance HR Until 1760 ships routinely disappeared, ran aground, or sank because seafarers could not measure longitude. The cost in life and property was immense. Today, business faces a similar challenge, as the failure to measure human resources performance is just as costly and deadly to modern organizations. Senior executives once considered HR a "soft," unavoidable cost of doing business, responsible for compensation, employee transactions, company functions, workforce problems, and legal issues. Three factors changed this perception: the significant impact of high-performance HR, the implications of poorly performing HR, and soaring HR operating expenses. These factors have led to an increased demand and focus on HR metrics. Ultimate Performance approaches this challenge by providing clear, proven measurement solutions that will optimize the performance of people and businesses.

Recently, the use of statistical tools, methodologies, and models in human resource management (HRM) has increased because of human resources (HR) analytics and predictive HR decision making. To utilize these technological tools, HR managers and students must increase their knowledge of the resources’ optimum application. Statistical Tools and Analysis in Human Resources Management is a critical scholarly resource that presents in-depth details on the application of statistics in every sphere of HR functions for optimal decision-making and analytical solutions. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as leadership, industrial relations, training and development, and diversity management, this book is geared towards managers, professionals, upper-level students, administrators, and researchers seeking current information on the integration of HRM technologies.

Three experts in Human Resources introduce a measurement system that convincingly showcases how HR impacts business performance. Drawing from the authors' ongoing study of nearly 3,000 firms, this book describes a seven-step process for embedding HR systems within the firm's overall strategy--what the authors describe as an HR Scorecard--and measuring its activities in terms that line managers and CEOs will find compelling. Analyzing how each element of the HR system can be designed to enhance firm performance and maximize the overall quality of human capital, this important book heralds the emergence of HR as a strategic powerhouse in today's organizations.

This collection of essays by human resource professionals explains various techniques for human resource departments to use in order to measure and verify the value of their programs and participation within a company. It offers advice and explanation of various research methods including archival or historical studies, literature reviews, case studies, surveys, interviews, focus groups, and experiments. Plus, included essays address topics such as various ethical dilemmas within human resources, the differences between “good” and “bad” turnover, and proposals of a new model of HR staffing and operations.