Hospitality HR and Big Data: Highlights from the 2015 Roundtable

The effects of so-called big data, which involves a torrent of detailed information about employees and customers, have begun to ripple through hospitality human resources—allowing managers the potential to connect HR policies with corporate financial results. As discussed in this inaugural roundtable on "Hospitality HR and Big Data," hospitality firms are gradually addressing both the possibilities and the challenges of this mountain of data.

The effects of so-called big data, which involves a torrent of detailed information about employees and customers, have begun to ripple through hospitality human resources—allowing managers the potential to connect HR policies with corporate financial results. As discussed in this inaugural roundtable on "Hospitality HR and Big Data," hospitality firms are gradually addressing both the possibilities and the challenges of this mountain of data. In addition to dealing with the volume of data, hospitality firms must cope with the velocity, variety, and veracity of the data, while they also ensure ethical application of the information they gather. Given the size of HR databases, it's possible to draw statistically valid conclusions from analytical procedures, but care must be taken to ensure that those results make business sense before taking actions based on such analyses.

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Bruce is a Professor of Management at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration. Since joining the faculty in 1992, he has taught courses in human resources management and leadership for undergraduate, graduate, executive, and online audiences throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia.

The Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration is the premier school for hospitality education in the world. As an integral part of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, the school is leading the world in teaching and researching the business of hospitality—marketing, finance, real estate, operations, and more, all applied to the world’s largest and most exciting industry.

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