Appendix: Research and Results
THIS BOOK IS PREMISED on the view that a firm’s HR architecture has the potential to become a strategic asset with direct benefits for the bottom line. We argue that in addition to HR contribution to the overall quality of human capital, the basis of that strategic influence is through HR’s alignment with the firm’s strategy implementation process. Finally, we emphasize the importance of an appropriately focused measurement system to guide and evaluate this strategic HR role.
RESEARCH ON THE STRATEGIC IMPACT OF HR
Throughout the 1990s Mark Huselid and Brian Becker engaged in a program of research that had several defining features. First, it was premised on the importance of HR systems rather than individual HR ...
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