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The Human Resource Department is considered one of the critical elements in attaining competitive advantages in business today. As a result, it is imperative to be able to effectively evaluate the performance of human resources department. The study chose three companies in the service industry and conducted in-depth interviews. The objectives were to understand the objective, action and appraisal measures of the human resource department using the Balanced Scorecard theory and to present a summary of the findings and suggestions. The research results may provide a guideline for evaluating the performance of human resource departments. Findings of this research are as follows: 1.The objectives of the human resource department are in three aspects: (1)Learning and growth aspects:to give department employees a change to grow, and to develope their abilities. (2)Internal Process:to supply an efficient, high quality, valuable process. (3)Customer:to play a professional, cooperate partner and customer satisfied role. 2. The actions of the human resource department are in three aspects: (1)Learning and growth aspects:training the employees and ensuring supports of information system. (2)Internal Process:understanding the internal, external environment, continuous improvement and process innovation. (3)Customer:checking the degree of customer satisfied, considering shortcomings to improve, and higher touch with customers. 3.The performance appraisal measurement items of the human resource department in three aspects: (1) Learning and growth aspects:includes four sections-First, "personnel ability" that includes six measurement items. Second, "human resource department ability "that includes three measurement items. Third," incentive, authority and the degree of cooperate "that includes six measurement items. Fourth, "the measures group of the employees satisfied of human resource department" that includes two measurement items. (2)Internal Process:includes three sections-First, "understanding the internal and external environment" that includes five measurement items. Second, "the operating process" that includes six evaluation measures. Third, "the information system" that includes four measurement items. (3)Customer:includes four sections-First, "the characteristics of service or product" that includes five measurement items. Second, "the image of human resource department "that includes three measurement items. Third, "the relationship of human resource department "that includes six measurement items. Fourth, "the measures group of customer satisfied" that includes two measurement items. Suggestions and further studies: 1. Suggestions for enterprises (1) Simplify, increase or have a more flexible on the development procedure of identifying human resource department performance appraisal measurement items (2) Enlist the support of upper management (3) Suggestions on the process of framework establishment a. Strategic fit - the strategic goal of the human resource department must be aligned with the overall strategy of the enterprise. b. Develop measurement index for human resource benchmark. c. Define the criteria to be evaluated. d. Establish a group with the authority to collect feedback and to initiate change. e. Develop an internal departmental performance appraisal measurement items. 2. Suggestions for further studies. (1) Gather information using quantitative methods. (2) Investigate the evaluator and the method of appraisal. (3) Cooperate with companies and participate in the actual development of a company''''s human resource department performance appraisal measurement items. (4) Make comparisons across industries. (5)Use a different measure, method or structure to measure the human resource department.
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