Consider the two grocery store chains, Publix and Kroger. Here are some approximate data on eacho f these stores from 2019:

Publix:

Total revenue = $38 Billion

Number of employees = 200,000

Total compensation expenses = $6 Billion

Cost of merchandise sold = $27 Billion

Other nonhuman operating costs = $2 Billion

Kroger:

Total revenue = $122 Billion

Number of employees = 435,000

Total compensation expenses = $16 Billion

Costs of merchandise sold = $95 Billion

Other nonhuman operating costs = $8 Billion

For each of these stores, compute the following human capital measures:

Human capital value added, human capital ROI, Revenue per employee, and profit per employee

Based on the data from the last question on Publix and Kroger, which company do you think is more effectively managing its human resources? What are two HR practices that might contribute to these differences, hypothetically?