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Revenue per Employee
Total revenue divided by headcount
How it’s computed
revenue / headcount
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
What this metric can show you
Revenue per Employee can tell roughly 22 pre-built stories — each a designed scene the data either confirms or it doesn’t. Bring your numbers and the Story Finder runs every one of these shapes against them.
specific to compensation & benefits
A real gradient — now ask if it's pointed at value
compensation · T1
Below the market, across the board
compensation · T1
One group sits apart on a decision that should be neutral
fairness-equity · T1
Pay is drifting from plan
compensation · T1
universal shapes — any single metric can take these
A few large values are doing the talking
any focus · T1
A one-time event, not a trend
any focus · T1
It doesn't track — the premise is false
any focus · T1
It's concentrated — one group stands apart
any focus · T1
Scenes are pre-built; your data is the toggle. Browse the full deck or watch one play end-to-end in The Quiet Exodus.
Run it on your data
This metric is computed in the People Analytics Toolbox on your own numbers. See pricing — posted, no quotes.
sources: toolbox:metrics-catalog · principia:metrics
What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“A company with 2000 employees, and 1000 new and replacement hires, would have an Accession Ratio of 0.5 (1000/2000= 0.50). A high Accession Ratio usually means delays which will lower engagement, increase cost and reduce productivity.Climate Culture Rating : This refers to the…”
— Predictive HR Analyticsmatch 57%
“In the past, the industry average for this ratio was 100 employees to 1 HR staff member. Actual practice varied. In recent times, with the advent of HR department automation, a good target for this ratio is approximately 80 employees to 1 HR staff. • Total HR department expenses…”
— Compensation Benefit Designmatch 55%
“Maybe your employees prefer additional off-days instead of cash rewards? Candidate experience rating. To analyze the candidate experience survey is to use the Net Promotor Score (NPS) method: (3) “Promoters”, are candidates who rated 9 or 10 in the candidate experience survey.…”
— Predictive HR Analyticsmatch 54%
Resources: Predictive HR Analytics · Compensation Benefit Design