Taleo Blog - Talent Management Solutions - HR Best Practices Drive Results in Small Firms Too

10/20/06

03:59:56 pm by Alice Snell

HR Best Practices Drive Results in Small Firms Too

The findings in Human Resource Management Practices and Firm Performance in Small Businesses—a Cornell University/Gevity Institute Research Report—again validate the studies and survey results we are seeing over and over, like in the Watson Wyatt Human Capital Index work.

HR best practices make a bottom-line difference. And that difference can be quantified for organizations of all sizes. Look at these research results for small businesses:

Small Business HR Practice Results

So the research is clear and should be convincing. That’s the easy part. The challenge is implementing effective best practices. That’s the hard part. However, it’s worth it because you can reap a large return from a relatively small investment. For many small businesses, starting with an online recruiting system is a great step in that direction.

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