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McBassi & Company principals have conducted empirical analysis and research for years on the relationship between organizations' investments in human capital development and management and their performance. McBassi & Company can rigorously identify the linkages between work and learning environment and financial performance. The research has produced an important discovery: a firm's investment in employee education and training is a powerful predictor of its future total stockholder return.

The following free white papers describe in additional detail the research and analysis of McBassi & Company's principals.

McBassi People Index® and Human Capital Analytics

  1. Overview of McBassi People Index.

    In-depth description of the McBassi People Index (MPI) framework, including implementation and analysis processes and category definitions.

  2. Human Capital Analytics.

    Defines human capital analytics (HCA), describes the types of problems it can solve, and provides an overview of how to get started on HCA in your organization.

Research Findings: Importance of People Management

  1. Training Investments as a Predictor of Banks' Subsequent Stock Market Performance.

    Analyzes stock market data from 2004 to 2008 to assess whether training investments still predict stock market performance, even during the financial crisis of 2008. Finds evidence that the relationship still exists.

  2. Employers' Perspectives on Human Capital Development and Management.

    Academic paper (submitted to OECD) that examines, from an organizational perspective, the role of human capital in creating value for organizations and in shaping future competitive advantage.

  3. The Impact of U.S. Firms' Investments in Human Capital on Stock Prices.

    Rigorous statistical analysis that establishes a statistical link between firms' investment in training and performance and stock market returns.

  4. Are Skills a Cost or an Asset?

    Exploration of firms' treatment of their employees, finding that most tend to under-invest in their employees' skills. Describes reasons, effects, and solutions to this phenomenon. Published in the Milken Review.

Research Findings: Human Drivers of Business Outcomes

  1. Searching for the Human Capital Drivers of Process Safety.

    Summary of a joint initiative with PlantSuccess to identify the people-related factors most closely linked to safety and other key outcomes in manufacturing plants.

  2. Leadership and Law Firm Success: A Statistical Analysis.

    Summary of results of an analysis of what human capital factors are most closely associated with law firms' success (profitability, employee retention, business development, etc.)

  3. Employee Engagement Drivers Across Organizations.

    Summary of McBassi research on the similarities (and especially differences!) in the drivers of employee engagement across organizations.

Detailed Organizational Case Studies

  1. Human Capital Management Capability Linked to GTSI's Success

    : Case study of McBassi's work (with Robbins-Gioia) at GTSI, establishing a human capital management baseline, measuring progress, and linking results with GTSI business outcomes.

  2. The Business of Learning: South Carolina School District Offers an Education in Superior Human Capital Management.

    In-depth case study describing the human capital efforts of a public school district, and the (perhaps surprising) implications for businesses everywhere.

  3. It’s All About the People: Developing and Measuring Talent at American Standard.

    It’s All About the People: Developing and Measuring Talent at American Standard. In-depth case study describing the efforts of American Standard (a Fortune 500 company) to get smart about human capital management – and improve its bottom line in the process.

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