---
id: "entity-shrm-foundation"
type: "entity"
entityType: "organization"
canonicalName: "SHRM Foundation"
aliases: ["SHRM", "Society for Human Resource Management Foundation"]
source_timestamps: ["§ The High Cost of Turnover"]
tags: ["research-organization", "hr-industry"]
related: ["claim-frontline-turnover-costs", "entity-gallup"]
sources: ["tail1"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-tail1"
originDay: 1
articleStem: "hbr-tail-111-service-worker-churn"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/03/the-solution-to-service-worker-churn"
sourceTitle: "The Solution to Service-Worker Churn"
---
# SHRM Foundation

The **SHRM Foundation** is the philanthropic and research arm of the Society for Human Resource Management. The authors cite it (alongside [[entity-gallup-d1|Gallup]]) for widely accepted estimates of the cost of employee turnover — specifically pegging frontline replacement costs at **50% to 200% of annual wages** (see [[claim-frontline-turnover-costs]]).

**Enrichment:** SHRM/SHRM Foundation publications frequently quote employee-replacement costs as high as 50–250% of annual salary depending on role and level; the 50–200% figure in this source sits within that widely cited range.