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Alec R. Levenson

Alec R. Levenson

Research Scientist

Research Areas

Dr. Levenson's research focuses on the economics of human resources and organization design; HR and human capital metrics, analytics, and return on investment; and strategy. Topics include estimating the strategic and financial impact of HR and human capital; identifying attraction, retention, motivation and productivity drivers for key talent pools; building analytic capabilities within the HR function; measuring the economic value of human capital gained on the job; aligning competency systems with strategic and bottom-line objectives; measuring and maximizing the economic value of leadership development, including executive coaching; measuring the return on investment to globally distributed software development; how companies manage for success in times of adversity; and contingent work.

Research Partners & Clients

He works with companies to improve the quality of human capital analytics and increase the efficacy of HR programs and practices, including Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Capital One, Cisco Systems, Frito-Lay, Motorola, Pfizer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Royal Bank of Canada, Sun Microsystems, and Nestle.

Professional Work

He has received research grants from the Sloan Foundation, Russell Sage Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institute for Literacy.

Education

BA - University of Wisconsin, Madison
MA - Princeton University
PhD - Princeton University

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