Ac‐Count‐able HR
Purpose – This paper outlines the importance of HR Business Partner using business data in order to contribute at a strategic level. Design/methodology/approach – Provides evidence for a three year pan‐European case study of the correlated link between a HR influence on employee engagement and customer loyalty and financial performance. Also provides anecdotal insights of HR professional's historical approach to data and a way of using business data strategically. Findings – Provides two charts ‐ one which demonstrates the link between HR disciplines and the business and one which depicts the different types of data that the HR professional can gain value from. Practical implications – Urges HR Business Partners to address their knowledge gaps in understanding business data and provides an outline of useful data sources. Originality/value – Highlights the importance of business data in providing a credible and strategic HR contribution.
Year of publication: |
2008
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Authors: | Ward, Alison |
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Human Resource Management International Digest. - Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN 1758-7166, ZDB-ID 2082534-1. - Vol. 16.2008, 3, p. 11-13
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Publisher: |
Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
Subject: | Human resource strategies | Productivity rate | Management information systems | Organizational change | Employee involvement |
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