The ROI of Human Capital: Measuring the Economic Value of Employee Performance

by Jac Fitz-Enz

We all know that people--not cash, buildings, or equipment--are the lifeblood of any business enterprise. Yet, astonishingly, there has never been a reliable way to quantify the contribution of human capital to corporate profit ... until now. This new book offers a rare blend of management expertise and quantitative metrics, showing executives and HR professionals how to gauge human costs and productivity at three critical levels: 1) Organizational (contributions to corporate goals); 2) Functional (impact on process improvement); 3) Human resources management (value added by five basic HR department activities). With today's employee costs often exceeding 40 percent of corporate expense, measuring the value of this human capital is essential. Here, at last, is a resource that reveals how to do it and that helps managers determine how to invest most effectively in human productive potential. As part of the Editor's Choice Series, SAS Publishing offers this book as a professional referen

Genres: Business, Historical Romance

312 pages, Hardcover

First published May 29, 2000

Reviews

[Allysha Snow · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing earth shattering, but the information was solid and it was well written.

[Nikhil · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent read . But content is more abstract than what i expected . May be people with considerable experience in the domain will be able to relate to the content much better .This book was an eyeopener in the following sense - awareness about extent of what i need to learn and unlearn has expanded by leaps and bounds