Identifying and Understanding HR Competencies and their Relationship to Organizational Practices

Abstract

With growing emphasis being placed on HR competencies as a means to increase HR’s effectiveness, this study seeks to determine if competencies are predictive of success in the HR profession; understand how competencies vary by type of position within HR (entry level, manager, director and executives); determine if there is a relationship between specific competencies and particular responsibilities of HR professionals; and determine the relationship among education, years of HR experience, competencies, and compensation. Numerous areas are identified as gaps between competencies HR professionals should possess compared to current competencies necessary to function effectively as strategic business partners.