The Influence of Labor Markets on Human Resources Utility Estimates.

Becker, Brian E.

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ERIC Number: EJ403462

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Influence of Labor Markets on Human Resources Utility Estimates.

Becker, Brian E.

Personnel Psychology, v42 n3 p531-46 Fall 1989

Critiques of conventional models for evaluating the utility of organizational human resource policies. Questions the implicit assumption that utilities are invariant across changing labor market conditions, and concludes that omission of these considerations overstates the likely utility of the programs being evaluated. (TE)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Human Resources, Input Output Analysis, Labor Market, Labor Utilization, Models, Personnel Policy, Program Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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