Edited by Vicenc Fernandez, Professor of Management and Business Analytics, TechTalent-Lab, Department of Management, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech, Spain

• Contents1 Introduction: the future research agenda for HR analytics 1Vicenc FernandezPART I Linking HR analytics and business 2 From operational reporting to prescriptive analytics: moving up the value chain 8Wayne F. Cascio3 People analytics maturity and organizational performance value chains 25Janet H. Marler and Lexy MartinPART II Researching on HR analytics 4 From business analytics to HR analytics: common conceptual and methodological grounds 40Thomas Kiu, Barbara Bechter, Bernd Brandl and Alex Lehr5 Co-creating knowledge between business and academia: looking for joint optimization of both rigor and relevance 54Jaap Paauwe, Tina Peeters and Karina Van De Voorde6 A strategic view of HR analytics: applying the scientific method and systems diagnostics 69Alec Levenson7 A multidisciplinary retrospective of HR analytics 82Jiarui Yin and Eva Gallardo-GallardoPART III Implementation and use of HR analytics 8 Linking HR analytics with business: exploring its adoption, implementation, and evaluation 110Na Fu and Steven McCartney9 Ethics in people analytics research: a multi-disciplinary perspective 139Aizhan Tursunbayeva and Luigi Moschera10 Trust and control amidst intelligent technology at work: what we can learn from online labor platforms 158Simon Schafheitle and Jeroen Meijerink11 Human resource analytics to address job insecurity and employee resilience in organizational transformation 175Alessandro Margherita, Sergio López Bohle and Felipe Muñoz Medina12 Data sources and methods in HR analytics 189Clotilde Coron

‘As human resources becomes an increasingly data driven function, the need for evidence-based guidance for practitioners has never been greater. In A Research Agenda for HR Analytics, Vicenc Fernandez brings together a high profile group of internationally renowned scholars to consider the state of knowledge on HR analytics and chart a road forward for research in the area. The agenda it sets is likely to impact our thinking and practice in HR analytics for years to come.’