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Human Resource Research Center

The way to a better workforce

Employees are the most significant predictor of an organization’s success. Yet, they’re not a static, monolithic resource: factors ranging from economic trends to compensation and training shape who you onboard, how you nurture their careers, and the policies introduced to support their performance.

For human resources professionals, these variables create an environment where periodic adjustments are the norm. One moment, you’re retooling a job posting to interview stronger candidates; the next, you’re building a better benefits package to engage top talent. Afterward, you assess the impact of these changes — from turnover rates to client satisfaction to revenue — in relation to immediate and long-term objectives.

The University of Florida Warrington College of Business’ Human Resource Research Center develops data-backed studies that deliver concrete, actionable guidance for people management professionals. Our findings and the industry conversations we foster add depth to emerging trends and empower you to turn proposed programs into more definite, results-driven outcomes.

Are you rethinking how you recruit? Need more meaningful metrics to establish benchmarks for your department? Let us provide direction, whether that’s collaborative research or access to tomorrow’s talent pool.

Human resources research and initiatives

We turn to our own institution and our partners to understand what motivates employees and how to best evaluate programs and performance.

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Training opportunity study

Who’s more likely to receive training, and how do these programs affect a company’s bottom line? This study examined employee characteristics — gender, position, commitment, age, health, tenure, job performance and personality traits — in relation to participation rates, costs and job readiness.

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Integrity test research

We harnessed the data of our partner, Insight Worldwide, to determine the reliability and validity of integrity testing in assessing employees’ risk-taking characteristics and turnover rates.

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Compensation with the UF College of Medicine

When the UF College of Medicine implemented a new compensation package, we compared its effects on patient care quality versus the previous arrangement through surveys and archival performance data.

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Reliable Research in Business

This National Science Foundation-funded effort strives to address the challenges that affect how social, economic and behavioral science research is conducted and reproduced, from data gathering, testing and study design to peer review processes.

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Huber Hurst Seminar Series

Business legal scholars representing a broad spectrum of topics are invited to present, discuss, and expand upon their nearly completed research papers.

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Partnering with us

Maximize your organization’s most vital resource from multiple angles: tap into a steady source of entry- to managerial-level workers prepared to deliver, and access quantified insights to revise how you hire, train and retain your staff.

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Meet our students

Participate in guest lectures, roundtable discussions, and other events to connect with a talented and motivated student body of approximately 500 undergraduate management majors, along with MBA, Master of Science in Management and Master of International Business students.

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Leverage the cutting-edge research of Warrington’s highly productive Department of Management. Our team consistently ranks among the top three nationally (#1 in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2024, Texas A&M/University of Georgia Rankings).

Stay up to date

Hear about our center’s latest discoveries, as well as our partners’ best HR practices. The HRRC newsletter, published once a year, summarizes the results of our research and highlights recommendations and noteworthy activities of collaborating organizations.

Additional opportunities

Get involved with the Darden Restaurants Management Speaker Series, Elizabeth B. & William F. Poe, Sr. Business Ethics Center, the Huber Hurst Research Seminar and other programming supported by our center.

Your organization needs more than a director or manager. You need someone ready to uphold and transform operations at all levels through data and an applied perspective on business.

BSBA in Management

MS in Management

Master of International Business

Full-time MBA

Ph.D. in Business Administration — Management