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Once thought of simply as the place where employee records are kept, today's human resources department has evolved into a manager of human capital. However, HR faces challenges--among them providing necessary services at competitive cost, enhancing productivity, and justifying budgets at a time when outsourcing firms threaten its very existence. Now more than ever, HR needs to position itself as a value-added partner that contributes to the strategic goals of its organization.This Third Edition of a human resources classic is the only book to provide a proven, quantifiable method for accurately measuring the productivity of all major HR functions. How to Measure Human Resources Management is nothing short of a must-have for HR managers--a tool that allows you to gauge the effectiveness of your department and communicate with senior management in the quantitative business language they understand.Thoroughly revised, this practical guide offers new chapters that show how toIntellectual capital The effectiveness of the HR Web the employee handbook, retirement and benefits information, etc. HR call centers and service centers Now you can accurately measure virtually anything that needs measuring, from a specific task to the way your entire department is organized. You'll see how to support your managerial decisions--from how much HR staff is needed to how much to spend on HR services--with hard numbers obtained from easy-to-apply formulas and benchmark database examples. Authors Jac Fitz-enz and Barbara Davison expertly demonstrate how youEvaluate all your human resources activities and costs, staffing, training, HRIS services, employee turnover, employee absence control, and the pay and benefits system Collect data on costs, time, and the quantity and quality of work The book includes another new chapter on employee communications--which is at the heart of leading the new employee--as well as expanded coverage of the role of technology, now the driving force in HR man