Strategic Human Resource Management

Section Six

Explanations of the different analytical approaches to
evaluation will be provided along with specific guidance for
evaluation in the various human resource functional areas.
Finally, there will be a discussion of macro-level evaluations of
human resource effectiveness.

Several human resource theorists and practitioners have
presented compelling arguments for the evaluation of human
resource management and the human resource function. Such
evaluations have been advocated for a number of reasons
including:

• Promotion of the human resource function, for example,
  through demonstration of bottom-line contributions
  through reduced turnover


• The demonstration of accountability in utilization of
  resources


• Promotion of change by identifying strengths and
  weaknesses


• Introduction of financial assessment as a decision tool in
  human resource program selection


• Highlighting key human resource practices


• Gauging the performance of the human resource
  function


• Demonstrating the function’s role in the accomplishment
  of company goals^1