Human Capital and Performance

last updated 2013 Sept 05

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Why is it important to understand and measure 
Human Capital: Performance Appraisal; Effectiveness

HR departments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOSx1y5a3ew
A video in which Prof. Richardson discusses the circumstances by which HR departments exist, and how they have an important role in companies today.
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http://hbr.org/product/the-value-of-human-resource-management-for-organiz/an/BH255-PDF-ENG Case on the Harvard website
 http://hbr.org/product/the-value-of-human-resource-
management-for-organiz/an/BH255-PDF-ENG
The Value of Human Resource Management for Organizational Performance

by R. Duane Ireland, Yongmei Liu, James Combs, David Ketchen Jr., Nov 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b74u7Ex0xfw
listen to the YouTube video of Prof. Richardson commenting on the Harvard case dealing with the question of whether or not HR departments are of value

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http://hrmboard.com/measuring-human-capital-performance-appraisal-effectiveness-38.html
The screen capture to the left leads to a brief introduction to a paper about
Measuring Human Capital: Performance Appraisal Effectiveness
This summary explains that "Performance appraisal research has three general streams"
  • "First, research has focused on developing and honing instruments to more accurately and objectively measure human performance" - quantifying things
  • "Second, research has focused on supervisor and employee characteristics as sources of potential and actual bias in the performance appraisal ratings" - qualifying things
  • "Third, research has focused on the uses and types of performance appraisal systems within organizations" - tools
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