Abstract:
We conduct an evidence-based review using an integrative
synthesis of published peer-reviewed literature on Human
Resource analytics (HR Analytics). Our search of several
publication databases identified 60 articles on this topic,
however only 14 articles were in quality peer-reviewed
journals. Our review of these articles addresses the following
5 questions: (1) What is HR Analytics (how has the concept
definition evolved)? (2) How does HR Analytics work (what
are the processes)? (3) Why does HR Analytics work (what
theories explain cause-effect relationships, antecedents, and
consequences)? (4) What does HR Analytics produce (what
are the outcomes)? (5) What is required for HR Analytics to
succeed (what are the moderators of the analytics-outcome
relationships)? We conclude that despite evidence linking the
adoption of HR Analytics to organizational performance that
adoption of HR Analytics is very low and academic research,
and therefore, evidence on this topic is sparse. We offer
potential explanations for this paradox and suggest avenues
for future research.
