MEASURING HUMAN-RESOURCES - AN OVERVIEW OF PRACTICE AND A PRESCRIPTION FOR RESULTS

Authors
ULRICH D
Citation
D. Ulrich, MEASURING HUMAN-RESOURCES - AN OVERVIEW OF PRACTICE AND A PRESCRIPTION FOR RESULTS, Human resource management, 36(3), 1997, pp. 303-320
Citations number
43
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Applied",Management
Journal title
Human resource management → ACNP
ISSN journal
00904848
Volume
36
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
303 - 320
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-4848(1997)36:3<303:MH-AOO>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Many talk about measuring human resources (HR), but get lost because t he issues are confusing. What to measure? How to measure it? When to m easure? Where to measure? These questions make measurement of HR diffi cult. This article reviews the history of HR measurement, summarizes h ow HR measures may be done for professionals, practices, and functions ; and offers specific guidelines for improving HR measures. (C) 1997 J ohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.