CHAPTER 1
Monikers, Meaning, and Misleading Origin Story
Right now, I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time . . . I think I’ve forgotten this before.
—Steven Wright
The human resource (HR) profession is abuzz with talk among scholars, practitioners, thought leaders, and technology vendors of the promise and potential of HR analytics—or what is synonymously referred to as talent, human capital, people, or workforce analytics. Despite the hype and flurry of interest in HR analytics, there is little agreement on the monikers and meaning used to label and describe the practice. Moreover, there is little clarity on the HR analytics origin story. Some insist that HR analytics is a new, revolutionary discipline, while others characterize HR ...
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