Knowledge Centre

The Research and Learning function of BC HRMA exists to support an increase in the knowledge, strategic capability and impact of the association’s members and increase the perceived importance and contribution of HR to the organization and the provincial economy. The work of this function, and the association, includes research articles, whitepapers and tools such as the HR Metrics Service.

Research Briefings

• The Role of Job Embeddedness on Employee Performance
• The Best and the Rest: Revisiting the Norm of Normality of Individual Performance
• How to Increase the Retention of Good Performers While Encouraging Poor Performers to Leave the Organization
• Key Results Briefing – Organizational Change & Re‐structuring
• Key Results Briefing – Building a Workforce for the Future
• The Impact of Forced Layoffs: avoid the negative consequences of laying off staff
• Why People Stay in Their Jobs: New Perspectives on Employee Retention
• The Impact of Trust on Organizational Performance

Whitepapers

Annual HR Trends Survey

• HR Trends in BC – 2012 Survey Report
• HR Trends in BC – 2011 Survey Report
• HR Trends in BC – 2010 Survey Report
• HR Trends in BC – 2009 Survey Report
• HR Trends in BC – 2008 Survey Report

Various Topics

• HR Responses to the 2012 Winter Olympics
• Outplacement Practices in B.C. 2009

Human Capital Trends Survey

• Human Capital Metrics Trends 2009 Survey Report
• Human Capital Metrics Trends 2008 Survey Report

Tools

• Career Path Tool
• HR Metrics Service
• Resources for hiring new Canadians
• Immigrant Talent Integration Guide
  • Tool One – Screening Tool
  • Tool Two – Communication for Interviews
  • Tool Three – Awareness of Body Language in Interviews
  • Tool Four – Testing Performance and Skills on Key Job Criteria – Interview Stage
  • Tool Five – Approaches for Integrating Skilled Immigrants