Don’t forget the ‘H’ in HR: The Ethics of People Analytics
Just because we can, doesn’t mean we should. Ethics is a rising concern in the practice of people analytics. A few challenges and best practices to consider.
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People Analytics à la Française
In a few of our class sessions this semester, we have asked whether and how people analytics differs across cultural contexts. I have found these questions interesting, so I thought I would dig into some examples from France. I would […]
Assessing HireVue’s Algorithmic, Video-Based, Assessment
Humans are notoriously lousy decision makers, especially when it comes to hiring. To help streamline that process, HireVue has introduced algorithmic-based video-assessment to help companies make better hiring decisions. Over 700 companies have adopted this new approach, but is that the right decision?
Digital Contact Tracing & COVID-19
In a desperate effort to #flattenthecurve, many countries have employed various forms of tracking technology to identify infected citizens and monitor quarantines. Should we be concerned?
Can an AI recruiting platform be biased towards disabled people?
HireVue is an AI hiring platform that helps to assess more candidates with presumably less biases. However, the technology behind it might be biased against disabled candidates even more.
Your Instagram Told Me So…
Social media data is being analyzed to measure employee engagement and to preempt dangerous student behavior. Should it be used to predict mental illness?
AI as Talent Scout
Using analytics to identify nontraditional job candidates who are as qualified and high performing as traditional candidates
Should companies use platforms like Zoom and Slack to track employee productivity?
With millions of employees collaborating virtually with their colleagues via platforms like Zoom and Slack, companies now have access to a plethora of data that could be used to track the productivity of their employees. But should they use it?
Predicting who will fail and when – a Marine Corps study with broad implications
This post explores the potential of people analytics in a military environment. Using a study of from USC involving Marines in a training environment, it argues that a focus on quantifiable and objective data is necessary for widespread adoption of analytics in decision making.
People analytics during a pandemic: new opportunities?
As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic pushes office work to digital platforms, employees are creating more, and more complete, communications data than ever before. Should companies view this as an opportunity to roll out new analytics tools?