This book is designed to help practitioners and academics to assess the added value of HR practices. It provides hands-on recommendations for choosing effective means to manage HR and specific suggestions aimed at facilitating the measurement of HR practices impact on value creation. Evidence-based recommendations are made by drawing on thorough empirical research from various research traditions and academic disciplines. It covers a wide variety of tasks faced by the HR function and specifically addresses new challenges such as assessing the added value of work-life balance practices.

Maike Andresen is a Professor of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior and holds the chair of Human Resource Management at the University of Bamberg, Germany. Maike has published articles in key academic journals and in edited volumes and has authored several books in her fields of research. Her research interests include expatriation, global career management, management development, work flexibilization and diversity management.

Christian Nowak is a lecturer and research assistant at the Chair of Human Resource Management at the University of Bamberg, Germany. Christian holds a graduate degree in International Management.

Assessing the Added Value of Human Resource Management Practices.- Adding Value and HRM Practice.- Realizing the Highest Value of Investments in Talent Management.- How to Evaluate Employer Brands.- Assessing the Return on Investments in Human Resource Development.- The Added Value Expatriation.- A Look into the Future: Is Working Time Freedom Apt to Add Value for Different Stakeholders? - Creating Value Through Occupational Health Management.- Investments in Work-Life Balance Pay Off.- Investing in the Subjective Well-Being of Temporary Workers.- Added Value of Employee Financial Participation.- Does Employee Downsizing Really Work? - Determining Outcomes of HRM Practices.