E01¶


Research	R0007 — AI Cognitive Amplifier
Run	2026-03-20
Claim	C007
Source	SRC01
Evidence	SRC01-E01
Type	Statistical

Confirmed. Housman and Minor (2015) studied over 50,000 front-line employees across 11 companies. They found avoiding a toxic hire saves an estimated $12,489 while a top 1% performer adds approximately $5,303 in value. Published as Harvard Business School Working Paper 16-057.

URL: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50046

Extract¶

Housman and Minor studied detailed assessment, performance, and employment data from more than 50,000 front-line employees across 11 companies. Avoiding a toxic hire saves $12,489; hiring a top-1% superstar adds $5,303. The ratio is 2.3:1 in favor of avoiding toxic workers.

Relevance to Hypotheses¶

Hypothesis	Relationship	Strength
H1	Supports	See assessment
H2	See assessment	See assessment
H3	Contradicts	Contradicts material error

Context¶

See assessment.md.