Research: Evidence-Based HR: A New Paradigm

CRF produced its first report on Evidence-Based HR (EBHR) in 2011. Evidence-based HR: From Fads to Facts? examined the then relatively new idea of EBHR to better understand its meaning and relevance to the HR profession. We discussed the idea with a range of academics and practitioners who first advocated its adoption.

Our second EBHR report, Strong Foundations: Evidence-Based HR, published in 2023, provided a stock take of where we are now by examining what had changed since 2011, seeking the views and perspectives of senior HR professionals, exploring the role of people analytics within EBHR, and providing some initial suggestions for how we can start to strengthen our EBHR practice.

This current report takes us even further by providing advice from HR professionals and a new and unique set of practical tools – the EBHR Toolkit – HR practitioners can use to embed EBHR in their work.

The research is authored by Prof. Rob Briner. And sponsored by: Bird & Bird and Mindthriven.