CHAPTER 4

Evidence-Based and Ethical HR Analytics

Of course, 90% of everything is crap. That goes for academic research too. But hard facts help you decide who to believe. Are they claiming that the same old ideas are brand new? Are they claiming to be lone geniuses? Do they claim to have breakthrough ideas? All of us—I plead guilty too—are full of it at times.

—Robert Sutton

HR analytics is an inherently data-driven and evidence-based approach aimed at making smarter decisions for the workforce. However, the relationship between evidence-based management and HR analytics is often overlooked in the HR analytics community. Evidence-based management involves making decisions that are “based on a combination of critical thinking and the best available ...

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