C007 — Claim Definition¶


Research	R0007 — AI Made Everyone Faster
Run	2026-03-19
Claim	C007

Claim as Received¶

Housman and Minor studied 50,000 workers and found that avoiding one toxic hire saves $12,489 while hiring a top-one-percent superstar adds only $5,303.

Claim as Clarified¶

Housman and Minor studied 50,000 workers and found that avoiding one toxic hire saves $12,489 while hiring a top-one-percent superstar adds only $5,303.

BLUF¶

Confirmed. Housman and Minor (HBS Working Paper 16-057) studied over 50,000 workers across 11 firms. Avoiding a toxic worker saves approximately $12,489 (from turnover costs), while a top-1% superstar adds approximately $5,303. The 2x+ differential is the paper's headline finding.

Scope¶

Domain: Performance and productivity research
Timeframe: As specified in claim
Testability: Verifiable via published literature

Assessment Summary¶

Probability: Almost certain (95-99%)

Confidence: High

Hypothesis outcome: Claim is accurate as stated — Supported.

[Full assessment in assessment.md.]

Status¶

Field	Value
Date created	2026-03-19
Date completed	2026-03-19
Researcher profile	Not provided
Prompt version	Unified Research Standard 1.0-draft
Revisit by	2027-03-19
Revisit trigger	New contradictory evidence or replication failure