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The Optimal HR to Employee Ratio

AIHR

Let’s start by exploring what the HR to employee ratio (also known as HR to staff ratio or HR staffing ratio ) is. A highly operational HR function will do different work and require a larger HR workforce compared to a highly strategic HR function. A third factor is budget (duh) and staffing budget control. Role of HR.

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What is HR Analytics?

AIHR

According to them, HR analytics is the systematic identification and quantification of the people drivers of business outcomes (Heuvel & Bondarouk, 2016). It has moved from an operational discipline towards a more strategic discipline. Move from an operational partner to a tactical, or even strategic partner.

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5 HR Analyst Job Descriptions – A Brief Analysis

AIHR

Most job focus on administrative tasks and basic reporting, very much in line with what van de Heuvel and Bondarouk noticed in 2016: HR analytics is focusing on very basic tasks. Able to influence both at operational and senior levels, and able to explain HR initiatives in a business-friendly way. Excellent Microsoft Office skills.

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IT strategic plan (beginner’s guide)

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IT staffing information. One of FIT’s IT objectives was operational excellence. In their strategic plan, the IT Division detailed the current operational situation (lacking disaster recovery, upgrades, etc.), They also outlined the specific initiatives that would achieve operational excellence. Technology roadmap.

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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business Review

hospitals and health systems experienced an average 39% reduction in their operating margins from 2015 to 2017. Cost reduction requires an honest and thorough reassessment of everything the health system does and ultimately, a change in the organization’s operating culture. PM Images/Getty Images. ” Clearly, more is needed.

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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn’t Just for Recruiting

Harvard Business Review

By early 2016 there were 20 HR business partners, covering almost 6,000 employees. But with the departures of a number of high-level HR leaders in late 2016, head of operations Ryan Graves largely took on the head HR role in addition to his other duties.

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How Hurricane Harvey Spurred a Houston Hospital to Rethink Emergency Care

Harvard Business Review

Although it remained open for operations during Hurricane Harvey in late August 2017, the storm caused significant moisture damage to its infrastructure, necessitating the closure of more than half of its 200 inpatient beds for several months after the storm. This action condensed the ED’s total square footage by 30%. Ask for help.