Mark A. Huselid

Updated at: May 21, 2007, 2:05 a.m.

Dr. Mark Huselid is an Associate Professor of HR Strategy in the School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR) at Rutgers University. He holds a Ph.D. in Human Resource Management, an M.B.A., an M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and a B.A. in Psychology. Dr. Huselid has been on the SMLR faculty since 1992, and teaches Masters and Ph.D. level courses in the design and implementation of HR Measurement Systems, Financial Analysis for HRM, and HR Strategy.

Dr. Huselid's current academic research and consulting activities focus on the linkages between human resource management systems, corporate strategy, and firm performance. In addition, he also has an active research and consulting program focused on the development of balanced measurement systems to reflect the contribution of people, people management systems, and the HR management function to business success. He has published numerous articles on these topics in outlets such as the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Human Resource Management Journal, Human Resource Planning, Industrial Relations, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Dynamics, Personnel Psychology, and Research in Personnel and Human Resource Management, among others.

Dr. Huselid is the Editor of the Human Resource Management Journal, and is a current or former member of the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Review, Human Resource Management Journal, Human Resource Management Review, Human Resource Planning, and Personnel Psychology. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the SHRM Foundation, and was until recently a member of the Executive Committee of the Human Resource Management Division of the Academy of Management. Huselid was the recipient of the Society for Human Resource Management's Yoder-Heneman Scholarly Achievement Award, the Academy of Management's Scholarly Achievement Award in Human Resource Management, the Academy of Management Journal's Best Paper Award, and the Academy of Management's Best Paper award in human resource management.

Dr. Huselid is a frequent speaker to professional and academic audiences, having delivered more than 250 presentations throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. In addition, he has consulted on the topics on the topics of HR measurement and HR strategy with companies such as ABB, Abbott Labs, Agilent, Allstate, American Standard, Andersen Consulting (Accenture), Arthur Andersen, AT&T, Bank of America, CARE, Chase Manhattan, Coca Cola, Conference Board (US and Canada), Coopers & Lybrand (PWC), Corning, CUPA-HR, DuPont, Equilon (Shell & Texaco), Global Consulting Alliance, GM, Herman Miller, Hewlett Packard, IBM, IPD (UK), Koch Industries, Lucent, M&M/Mars, Mellon Bank, Merrill Lynch, Nash Finch, National Health Service (UK), Nationwide Bank, New Jersey Department of Labor, Nortel, Norwest, Olsten Temporary Services, Perform.com, Prudential, Quantum Technology, Saatchi & Saatchi, Saks Incorporated, SAP, SAS, Sears, State Farm, USG Corporation, Verizon, Warner Lambert, Whitman, and the Williams Companies.

Dr. Huselid's bestselling book The HR Scorecard: Linking People, Strategy & Performance (with Brian Becker and Dave Ulrich) was published in 2001 by the Harvard Business School Press. His new book Workforce Success Metrics: Creating a Human Capital Scorecard for the CEO (with Brian Becker and Dick Beatty) will be published by the Harvard Business School Press in 2003.


Related Books

The HR Scorecard: Linking People, Strategy, and Performance