Research Seminar: Professor Mark Huselid

Dear all,

Join us in welcoming Professor Mark Huselid to Trinity Business School on Thursday, 8th of May 2025.

The seminar will take place in room 436 and via Zoom between 2 – 3:30 pm. Tea/coffee and sandwiches will be served between 1 – 2 pm at Cafe Jolt (TBS lower Ground Floor).

Please REGISTER HERE.

Seminar Title: Current Developments in Workforce Analytics

Abstract: The session will contrast work force analytics (WFA) with traditional HR or people analytics. WFA focuses on the entire workforce, emphasizing that certain “A positions” disproportionately drive value creation. As organisations grapple with cultural complexities, diverse markets, and evolving regulations, WFA transcends conventional data accumulation and reporting. The ACAI model (Ask, Collect, Analyze, Influence) grounds WFA in strategic inquiry, data relevance, rigorous analysis, and evidence-based decision-making. This holistic, iterative approach transforms WFA from a static toolkit into a dynamic capability that enables firms to anticipate challenges, leverage innovation, and sustain competitive advantage in a complex global landscape. He will also reflect on the interface between academic research and practice and how to maximise the impact of academic research.

Bio: Dr. Mark Huselid is the Distinguished Professor of Workforce Analytics at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University. Professor Huselid is known for his extensive research on the intersection of HR management systems, corporate strategy, workforce analytics, and organizational performance.  He served as Editor of Human Resource Management and has held leadership roles on numerous professional and academic boards, in addition to administrative roles at Rutgers and Northeastern Universities. Dr. Huselid is the author of several influential books, including The HR Scorecard: Linking People, Strategy & Performance (with Brian Becker and Dave Ulrich), The Workforce Scorecard: Managing Human Capital to Execute Strategy (with Brian Becker and Dick Beatty), The Differentiated Workforce: Transforming Talent Into Strategic Impact (with Brian Becker and Dick Beatty), and Workforce Analytics: A Global Perspective (co-authored with Martin Edwards, Dana Minbaeva, and Alec Levenson). His upcoming book, Disrupting Workforce Competition: Executing Strategy through Workforce Analytics, is currently in development. A Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR), the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), and the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Dr. Huselid is among the most highly cited scholars in his field. 

Photographs will be taken during this seminar and may be shared on social media. If you do not wish to appear, please notify tbs.research@tcd.ie.