Gain insight into the wide disparity in perceptions among employees, HR leaders and senior management on vital HCM issues and how it may impact employers’ ability to deliver on corporate strategies.
he EIU conducted a survey of 502 C-suite respondents, evenly distributed across four geographic regions in the US to better understand how they prepare for and combat workforce challenges.
In a global survey of 375 executives, The Economist Intelligence Unit explores how early adopters are using evidence to show connections between HR and business KPIs and opening doors to new processes and people strategies that impact the bottom line of the organisation.
he EIU conducted a survey of 502 C-suite respondents, evenly distributed across four geographic regions in the US to better understand how they prepare for and combat workforce challenges.
In a global survey of 375 executives, The Economist Intelligence Unit explores how early adopters are using evidence to show connections between HR and business KPIs and opening doors to new processes and people strategies that impact the bottom line of the organisation.
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The Evolution and Growth of HR Analytics ROI Based Approachijtsrd
Human resources HR analytics has recently developed an enormous curiosity in most organizations still they find challenging to move from operational reporting to strategic reporting analytics. Organizations are becoming more data focused by utilizing employee data to reach their strategic goals. Recent research studies have shown increased attention on HR analytics and its impact on business results. This paper is a conceptual study, with twofold objectives firstly, to provide evidence of implementation and growth of HR analytics from the literature review second, to study the impact of HR analytics focused with Return on Investment. The purpose of applying HR analytics is to give better decisions on utilizing HR metrics and predictive models which optimizes performance and better return on investment. The study indicates that conceptual and empirical studies in HR analytics resulted in a greater return on investment when compared to case based studies. Additionally, the study indicates that talent acquisition and learning and development are the main HR functions that generate the highest return on investment. This paper concludes that Choosing the right purpose and the right tool for the right moment of the intervention of HR analytics impact optimum organizational performance. Supriya. P. Inamdar | Dr. Shinu Abhi "The Evolution and Growth of HR Analytics: ROI Based Approach" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-4 , June 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.compapers/ijtsrd41225.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.commanagement/strategic-management/41225/the-evolution-and-growth-of-hr-analytics-roi-based-approach/supriya-p-inamdar
The FIRM & IBM : Rewriting the rules for the digital ageEmma Mirrington
Deloitte’s Human Capital professionals leverage research, analytics, and industry insights to help design and execute the HR, talent, leadership, organization, and change programs that enable business performance through people performance. Visit the Human Capital area of www.deloitte.com to learn more.
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The Evolution and Growth of HR Analytics ROI Based Approachijtsrd
Human resources HR analytics has recently developed an enormous curiosity in most organizations still they find challenging to move from operational reporting to strategic reporting analytics. Organizations are becoming more data focused by utilizing employee data to reach their strategic goals. Recent research studies have shown increased attention on HR analytics and its impact on business results. This paper is a conceptual study, with twofold objectives firstly, to provide evidence of implementation and growth of HR analytics from the literature review second, to study the impact of HR analytics focused with Return on Investment. The purpose of applying HR analytics is to give better decisions on utilizing HR metrics and predictive models which optimizes performance and better return on investment. The study indicates that conceptual and empirical studies in HR analytics resulted in a greater return on investment when compared to case based studies. Additionally, the study indicates that talent acquisition and learning and development are the main HR functions that generate the highest return on investment. This paper concludes that Choosing the right purpose and the right tool for the right moment of the intervention of HR analytics impact optimum organizational performance. Supriya. P. Inamdar | Dr. Shinu Abhi "The Evolution and Growth of HR Analytics: ROI Based Approach" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-4 , June 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.compapers/ijtsrd41225.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.commanagement/strategic-management/41225/the-evolution-and-growth-of-hr-analytics-roi-based-approach/supriya-p-inamdar
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This presentation is a sales pitch to use when trying to convince a corporate leader to pursue a strategic human capital management project. It includes quotes from independent and vendor research to make the case. Those points are followed by questions that create face validity for the project. The final section outline the high-level steps required to execute the project. The original slides include a lot of detail in the notes sections.
How To Help Leaders Effectively Manage Today’s Human CapitalClearCompany
What are today’s key human capital management challenges and how will they be addressed in the future? To answer these questions, ClearCompany partnered with HR.com to conduct a survey of nearly 400 Human Resource Professionals.
One of the areas explored was leadership. We wanted to know if responding HR experts believed that leaders are effectively managing human capital in their companies. And, we asked if they saw a connection between leadership and other critical areas such as engagement and employee performance.
Another important area of the investigation was employee productivity. Not only did our research investigate whether productivity is rising or falling in today’s workplace but, we also explored how long it takes for a new hire to reach full productivity.
The research also covered the issue of employee retention. We were looking to discover if there were any indications that present themselves when an employee is disengaged and looking to leave. Based on responses, we created a list of the top ten signs that workers could be looking to leave.
If employees do leave, what is the best way of attracting and locating new talent? This has become an issue of growing importance as unemployment rates have declined and labor markets have tightened. We explored whether companies tend to look internally or externally for top talent.
Finally, the survey asked HR professionals to look to the future. We wanted to know if they thought it’s possible to accurately forecast workforce needs. And if we can model the workforce in ways that optimize costs, productivity and profits. After all, these issues are crucial to the long-term survival of most organizations.
Here’s a quick look at some of the key findings:
The Future: Most respondents not only believe it’s possible to accurately forecast workforce needs, they think it’s possible to model the workforce in a way that optimizes costs, productivity and profits.
Leadership: Only 37% of participants say that their leaders effectively manage human capital, and only about a third report that leadership actions are correlated to engagement, retention and performance.
Recruitment: Referrals are the most widely cited source for finding top talent as well as employees who are a good cultural fit.
Talent: Respondents are split as to whether the best talent comes from internal or external sources.
Productivity: Just 44% say productivity is on the rise.
Happiness at work drives business objectives. Research shows that happy employees are more profitable, more customer-oriented and more productive. They also stand less chances of leaving that company. That’s why some companies have made happiness at work a way of doing business.
According to The Conference Board, Human Capital and Operational Excellence rank first in the Top Global Challenges in 2013. Retaining and rewarding the best employees is a major concern for more than half of HR professionals, along with the development of the next generation of corporate leaders. Employee turnover and employee motivation have an immense impact on revenues, on company culture and on its talent competitiveness in the marketplace.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a small company who just started to build a reputation or if you’re a top 40 company, your Human Capital is your biggest challenge in the upcoming years. It can make you or break you.
In this white paper we examine a very popular yet sometimes controversial subject: Happiness At Work. We’ll talk about some of the latest HR trends, about employee engagement and how you can increase workplace happiness in 2014.
Content Summary
1. Executive summary
2. Latest HR Issues
3. The challenges of employee engagement
4. How is the new HR world resolving these problems?
5. Is employee happiness interesting?
6. The case for employee happiness
7. Conclusions
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By Courtney Hamilton, David F. Larcker, Stephen A. Miles, and Brian Tayan, Stanford Closer Look Series, February 15, 2019
Two decades ago, McKinsey advanced the idea that large U.S. companies are engaged in a “war for talent” and that to remain competitive they need to make a strategic effort to attract, retain, and develop the highest-performing executives. To understand the contribution of the human resources department to company strategy, we surveyed 85 CEOs and chief human resources officers at Fortune 1000 companies. In this Closer Look, we examine what these senior executives say about the contribution of HR to the strategic efforts and financial performance of their companies.
We ask:
• What role does HR play in the development of corporate strategy?
• Does HR have an equal voice or is it junior to other members of the senior management team?
• Do boards see HR and human capital as critical to corporate performance?
• How do boards ascertain whether management has the right HR strategy?
• How adept are companies at using data from HR systems to learn what programs work and why?
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According to the Global Human Capital Trends 2016 report, “employee engage-
ment is a headline issue throughout business and HR.” Fully 85 percent of survey
respondents ranked engagement as a top priority, yet only 46 percent reported that they
were prepared to address engagement challenges.1
One of the drivers behind the focus on engagement — which not only concerns HR,
but also has wider implications for the overall performance of an organization — is
the increasing diversity of today’s workforce. From aspiring Millennials to aging Baby
Boomers — working in a complex mix of full-time, part-time, contingent, temporary,
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organizations to build and support a corporate culture that fosters employee engage-
ment. When you pair this diverse workforce with the growing competition to attract and
retain top talent, it’s easy to see why culture and work environment have become key
drivers of employment brand. No matter the age, status, or position of your employees,
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Midsized businesses play an important role in the recovering U.S. economy. The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), for example, reports that while midsized businesses represent just 1% of all businesses, they provide 26.5% (48 million) of all U.S. jobs. Review this whitepaper and learn about the three key themes which emerged in the study results - employee engagement, talent management, and compliance.
Unlocking people data possibilities can shape your
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If you were considering an international assignment, which of the expatriate selection criteria would be of greatest
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1. First article:
Expatriate Selection Criteria
The demand for expatriate employees is growing rapidly. Companies, repeatedly report that one of their top strategies is to “deploy” more staff on international assignments.” Selecting someone for an international assignment depends on a variety of different employment factors, including the extent of contact the business will have with local citizens and the government and the degree to which the foreign environment differs from the home environment. The magnitude of differences between the political, legal, socioeconomic, and cultural systems of the host country and those of the home country should also be assessed. Even companies that believe they have selected the best candidates frequently experience high expatriate failure rates. Poor cultural fit is a major reason why assignments fail. A lack of expatriate support from headquarters is another major cause. Yet another big factor is a spouse’s inability to adjust to his or her new surroundings. Today, more companies are preparing families by offering them cultural and language training.
2. Second article:
Strong HR Leads to Better Business Performance Worldwide
By Roy Maurer 12/19/2014 Permissions
Companies with strong people management capabilities such as talent and leadership management and HR strategy and datadriven insights show significantly better financial performance than companies that are weaker in those areas, according to a new report released by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA).
The report titled How to Set Up Great HR Functions: Connect, Prioritize, Impact is the latest in BCG’s annual Creating People Advantage series, which explores emerging trends in HR.
In this year’s survey, 3,507 respondents from 101 countries participated, representing a variety of industries. In addition, 64 HR and nonHR executives at leading companies around the world were interviewed.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) collaborated with BCG and WFPMA on data collection efforts in the U.S., China and India. In the U.S., 319 SHRM members completed the survey. In China, SHRM collected 71 responses. SHRM India worked with the National HRD Network in India to collect 112 responses.
“As part of SHRM’s ongoing involvement and commitment to the WFPMA, we’ve participated in the survey every two years in an effort to generate data worldwide, and this year we were able to assist in getting more countries into the mix,” said Howard Wallack, SHRMSCP, vice president for global business development at SHRM. “The biannual results consistently show that there are more commonalities of HR and business challenges across regions that u.
Lesson 3IntroductionThis week we will explore recruitment and .docxsmile790243
Lesson 3
Introduction
This week we will explore recruitment and selection, contingent workers, outsourcing and virtual organizations. The life cycle of employment has changed drastically over the years. Not long ago, workers would hire on with an organization with the intent to work there for 30-40 years. There was loyalty from the employer to the employee and from the employee to the employer. This is not longer the case. In fact, it is not even expected that employees will stay with a company for more than a few years.
When a company is planning for mid-term and long-range plans, HR should be at that table. Typically, manpower is the largest expense to a large organization. When planning growth, manpower needs to be part of the equation. Moreover, not just people in seats, but the right people for the right job. HR can be a major strategic player in this.
Recruitment and Selection
Many people are out of work but many companies cannot find people with the talent and skills they are seeking. For instance, 100 years ago a manufacturing job did not require any previous skill or education. Today, even assembly lines are filled with robotics that needs programmers and technology literate operators. These things are no longer being taught in many of our schools. We are facing a skills gap in this country.
One example of this is a manufacturing company looking to hire 100 skilled workers. They received only 140 applications. When they took into consideration experience and skill, they were able to find 40 applicants to consider. They administered tests to those 40 applicants that tested to national standards. Of the 40 applicants, four passed the test. They made offers to all four of those applicants and only one accepted. This is an example of the knowledge gap; they wanted to hire 100 skilled employees and could only find one.
Many organizations do not utilize an HR department to its full potential. Some firms restrict HR to administrative and operational functions such as record-keeping, compiling reports, recruiting, employee orientation, training, safety, and health, employee relations, and administration of the benefits program. This narrow viewpoint, however, ignores the strategic quality of human resources that must be viewed in the same context as are financial, technological, and other resources. Effective use of people in the organization can provide a competitive advantage, both domestically and abroad.
The strategic role of HR management emphasizes that the people in an organization are valuable resources representing significant organizational investments. For HR to play a strategic role, it must focus on the longer-term implications of HR issues. The more successful companies recognize top HR managers as being members of the top management team. Without the strategic aspect of HR, it would be difficult for companies to engage in such things as plant expansion, plant relocation, plant closings, mergers, and acquisitions. It ...
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2. Contents
Introduction 3
The HR/Employee Disconnect 4
When Is Perception Reality? 5
Employer-Sponsored Benefits Are Expensive
But Do Not Generate Maximum Perceived Value 7
Getting Answers 8
Where Do Employees Go For Answers? 10
The Issue of Talent Management 11
Why It Might Matter to You 12
HR and the Workforce 16
Conclusion 17
Research Methodology 18
About the ADP Research Institute®
18
About ADP®
18
3. 3
After twenty years of technological innovation, corporations and their Human Resources (HR)
departments still seem to be significantly disconnected from their organization’s single largest
investment – their workforce.
In measuring perceptions of both employees, HR leaders and other senior leadership on key human
capital management (HCM) metrics, several recent ADP Research Institute®
studies find a wide
disparity in those perceptions. After many years of where both HR and employees had access to
vastly improving and more efficient communications tools and processes, one might expect a
closer alignment between the two. This persistent division between HR and employees on so many
issues vital to the successful management of human capital is more than interesting. It suggests
bothersome trends in HR.
Reducing errors and the demands of resource-intensive transactional activities is clearly a positive
benefit of HR technology investments. There are, however, other advantages to managing employees
and their data more effectively. Namely, the rewards of easier access to information and ease of
reporting. These have the ability to elevate HR’s role to that of a more strategic contributor to an
organization’s success.
While the efficiency aspect is important for HR to perform in a fiscally responsible way, ADP’s
global research into the perceptions of employees across companies of all sizes and industries
indicates a persistent and fundamental disconnect between those employees and their respective
HR organizations. The HR function at the organizations studied appears to be on a very different
page than their employees. The research also indicates that HR and senior leadership seem to be
experiencing a disconnect on fundamental issues.
Introduction
So, how concerned should stakeholders
be? Are corporations reading the pulse
of employee engagement with sufficient
accuracy? Is HR relying on distorted data
to advise senior management? Is senior
management content to build projections on
possibly unreliable information? Is relevant
data being read at all?
How well is the organization’s single
biggest asset being directed?
4. 4
Disparities in perceptions between employees and HR departments in companies of all sizes have
come to light in these ADP Research Institute®
global studies – Quantifying Great Human Capital
Management (2013), Employee Perspectives on Human Capital Management (2013) and HR 360 (2013).
Each study, which measured perceptions of status and value of the HR function, showed significant
differences of perception between workers and HR in several key areas:
• How well employees are being managed;
• How well questions regarding HR and benefits issues are addressed;
• Whether feedback is communicated or even collected; and
• Performance evaluations.
Responses from participants also show similar gaps in perception between HR and senior
management on these same topics.
So, what does all this mean and why does it matter? Clearly, these perceptual differences may be
indicative of larger issues, such as:
• How much are strategic corporate decisions being undermined?
• Are the advantages of a strategic HR function being actively sought and realized?
Or, have they been sacrificed in favor of mere transactional efficiency?
• Are investments in technology not delivering the benefits of better communication?
• Are competitive advantages – based on a well-directed, engaged workforce – eroding?
Given that workforce issues are a fundamental focus for HR and that advances in communications
tools should have reduced some of the data management barrier, expectations might be for a closer
– rather than a more distant – alignment with the workers. Indeed, HR could mine the related data
for information instead of just keeping up with the transactions. More importantly, the divide among
workers, HR, and senior leadership is profound.
The HR/Employee Disconnect
5. 5
When Is Perception Reality?
Would most employers be surprised to learn their
employees have a somewhat negative baseline view
of both their work situation and of the Human
Resources function? Probably not. When it comes to
employee engagement and delivering on corporate
strategies, perception by employees of how well the
organization is run and the value of their involvement
can be a lesson in reality. In this study, the distance in
perceptions appears significant and noteworthy.
The ADP Research Institute®
studies show that workers across the globe consistently have a far more
negative perception of how well companies are managing them than their HR leaders and C-suite
senior executives believe. The employees rated separate components of senior management in a less
positive light as well:
• Employees rank the level of their compensation and benefits less favorably
than HR or management does.
• With the exception of the U.S. workforce, employees rate their work/life balance
significantly lower than the perceptions of HR or senior management.
• Career opportunities – a key driver for keeping employees – receive significantly
lower ratings from employees than from HR.
• Senior leadership is also rated less positively by employees than HR – sometimes
as low as employees rate the HR function itself.
Overall in these studies, HR practitioners across the globe have a more positive impression of how
well their companies are managing employees than employees do. The employees have only a
somewhat positive impression. The significant gap in perception between employees and HR begs the
question of how companies can effectively fine-tune workplace strategies when the perception of the
vitality of the HR function is so different between employees and HR professionals.
When it comes to
employee engagement and
delivering on corporate
strategies, perception can
be a lesson in reality.
FIGURE 1. How Well Companies Manage Employees — Employee
to HR Comparison (Extremely/Very Well)
United States
Canada
Latin America
Europe
Asia-Pac
49%
71%
47%
77%
54%
78%
38%
74%
41%
73%
Employees HRSources: ADP Research Institute, Employee Perspectives on HCM Study, 2013.
ADP Research Institute, Quantifying Great HCM, 2013.
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Something else to note here: employees’ perceptions of how well the organization is managed
declines as the organization gets larger. This shows up consistently and regardless of region of
the world. Moreover, with the exception of the United States, the gap between HR and employees’
perceptions on that issue tends to widen as the organization gets larger.
FIGURE 2. How Well Companies Manage Employees – Company Size
Comparison (Extremely/Very Well)
Sources: ADP Research Institute, Employee Perspectives on HCM Study, 2013.
ADP Research Institute, Quantifying Great HCM, 2013.
United States
Canada
Latin America
Europe
Asia-Pac
60% 46% 44%
87% 66% 59%
66% 40% 40%
88% 76% 72%
65% 47% 44%
75% 77% 82%
59% 34% 30%
80% 75% 68%
52% 38% 38%
84% 70% 66%
1-49 EEs 50-999 EEs 1K+ EEs
Employees HR
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Employer-Sponsored Benefits Are Expensive
But Do Not Generate Maximum Perceived Value
Providing benefits to employees is not a simple matter. Benefits are both expensive and resource-
intensive – both to offer and to administer. There is then some logical expectation that these benefits
have value to the employee and employer. And, to some degree, they do. However, responses in this
study indicate that employees consistently rate compensation and benefits lower than the HR people
who typically provide those benefits.
With the exception of the United States, employees generally rated the quality of the work/life balance
in their organizations lower than did their HR colleagues. Perhaps this results in part from situations
where HR might be more focused on supporting upper management and less on being an objective
resource for the employee, as might be expected. Would it be surprising to discover that in these
situations, HR is also overwhelmed and under-resourced? Or that HR is less than well-supported
by senior leadership? Those might be topics for another study, but here, at least, we note that the
employees also rated the quality of their senior leadership almost 20 points lower than did HR.
Culture
Values
Comp
Benefits
Work/Life
Balance
Senior
Leadership
Career
Opportunities
HR Function
50% 45%42%46%46% 58%
58%
41% 60%
44% 65%
40%
40%
54%
54%
50%
61%
45% 63%
46% 60%
45%64%
44% 59%
40% 65%
54%
38%45%
38% 52%
36% 49%
32%48%
31% 53%
49%
41% 46%
47% 50%
44% 61%
41% 45%
38% 48%
46%
49% 49%
42% 59%
35% 41%
39% 59%
59%
52%
United States Canada Latin America Europe Asia-Pac
FIGURE 3. Employees Versus HR Leaders Ratings, by Region
(4 or 5 Out of 5 Stars)
Sources: ADP Research Institute, Employee Perspectives on HCM Study, 2013.
ADP Research Institute, Quantifying Great HCM, 2013.
Employees HR
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Getting Answers
HR leaders and senior leadership are both, again, significantly more satisfied than their employees
with the process of employees getting answers to HR and benefits questions. The disparity between
HR’s belief and employees’ belief is greatest in the Asia-Pacific region and in the United States, but it
is also significant in Europe. Overall, only about half of employees find getting answers to their HR and
benefits questions “very” or “extremely” easy.
In some regions, the
difference is as much
as 39 points.
HR’s perception
appears significantly
disconnected with
employees’ reality.
Figure 5 shows that small organizations (under
50 employees) have the widest gap in opinion
between HR and employees about how easy it
is to get HR/benefits questions answered. In
Latin America, the employer and the employees
almost agree about the ease of getting questions
answered. But small businesses in other regions
experience as much as a 35-point (Canada) or
even 39-point (Asia-Pacific) difference.
In large companies, employees and HR in the
Asia/Pacific region are fairly agreeable on this
subject; others less so – except, notably, in the
United States.
FIGURE 4. Ease of Getting HR/Benefits Questions Answered —
Employees Versus HR, by Region (Extremely/Very Easy)
Sources: ADP Research Institute, Employee Perspectives on HCM Study, 2013.
ADP Research Institute, Quantifying Great HCM, 2013.
United States
Canada
Latin America
Europe
Asia-Pac
56%
79%
60%
72%
55%
62%
42%
59%
44%
70%
Employees HR
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Until the recent economic downturn, benefits
have been either the second or even the most
important driver of job satisfaction, according to
the Society for Human Resource Management.
If employees believe that their experiences are
significantly worse than what HR believes, how
does HR improve the process and fully reap the
advantages of providing benefits?
Successful HR leaders and their financial
colleagues maintain that the quality of benefits
helps recruit and retain the employees they
most want to keep.1
Internal ADP®
studies
support that assertion, as seen in the chart
to the right. But, there also exists a direct
connection between how well employees
understand their benefits and whether they feel
valued and engaged at work.2
Once their questions are answered, are employees satisfied with the process? HR leaders’ responses
in this research also indicate a belief that employees are far more satisfied with the process of having
their HR and benefits questions answered correctly than employees indicate they actually are.
1 Simonds, Mike, “Better ROI From Benefits.” BusinessWeek, 8 January 2010. Accessed 18 November 2013 via
http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/jan2010/ca2010016_920870.htm. 2 Ibid.
The Role of Medical Health Insurance
United States
Canada
Latin America
Europe
Asia-Pac
63% 59% 56%
70%
60%
64%
48%
72%
41%
59%
42%
56%
59%
68%
51%
67%
44%
57%
43%
66%
74%85%
68%
90%
65%
73%
53%
76%
51%
84%
Sources: ADP Research Institute, Employee Perspectives on HCM Study, 2013.
ADP Research Institute, Quantifying Great HCM, 2013.
Source: ADP Benefits Study 2013
Employees HR
50
EEs
50-999
EEs
1000+
EEs
Critical/Very/Moderately Important
Attracting
Quality
Employees
66% 85% 88%
Retaining
Key
Employees
72% 88% 90%
1-49 EEs 50-999 EEs 1K+ EEs
FIGURE 5. Satisfaction With Process of Getting Answers by Company
Size, by Region (Extremely/Very Satisfied)
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Where Do Employees Go For Answers?
These ADP Research Institute®
studies showed that more than half of employees in large U.S.
companies cite an employee portal as an important informational resource. But, less than one-third
of their HR leaders shared that conclusion.
A centralized HR department (via a toll-free 800 number) is cited by more than half of employees
surveyed as a resource for answers. Less than one-quarter of HR leaders cite their own department
as a resource for employees seeking answers. What does this difference indicate? An under-
resourced area? Or, a drive toward other processes?
The options primarily cited by HR leaders for employees to get answers to their questions are:
• An in-office HR team
• A dedicated HR representative
• The employee’s manager
However, employees’ responses cited these resources much less frequently. In fact, employees
are turning to the automated sources more than their HR leaders think, and are citing the following
options as the most important for getting answers:
• Portal
• 800 number
The Human Resources function typically creates and maintains the methods of communications
for employees, particularly those involving HR or benefits questions. A strong alignment of both
preferred use and availability of tools would be preferable, if only for the efficient use of resources.
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The Issue of Talent Management
How well do employers’ perceptions regarding their talent management operations track with those
of their employees? This key issue is another area where HR leaders, in companies from all regions,
consistently perceive themselves to be more aligned with their employee populations than their
employees indicate they actually are.
Figure 6 shows that there are some regions where the difference is especially great: In Canada,
Europe and Latin America, employees are significantly less likely to feel they have even adequate
opportunities for professional growth in their companies. In Canada and Latin America, employees
are significantly less likely than HR to feel they receive the training needed to do their jobs well. In
Europe and Canada, employees do not believe, to the same extent as HR, that their performance
evaluations have aided their career development.
FIGURE 6. Agreement With Statements — Employees Versus HR
Sources: ADP Research Institute, Employee Perspectives on HCM Study, 2013.
ADP Research Institute, Quantifying Great HCM, 2013.
I/Employees have adequate
opportunities for professional
growth at my company
I/Employees receive training
I need to do job well
My manager is/managers are
actively interested in professional
development and advancement
My managers encourage
and support my/employee
development
I/Employees receive
useful and instructive
feedback from manager
Employee performance
evaluations are fair
and appropriate
Supervisor gives me/employees
praise and recognition when
I/they do a good job
When I/employees do a good
job, I/we receive the praise and
recognition I/we deserve
My/employee performance
evaluations have been effective in
my/their career development
United States Canada Latin America Europe Asia-Pac
46% 56% 52% 56% 45% 54%72% 80% 71% 68%
53% 53% 54% 44% 51%61% 70% 76% 60% 64%
60% 58% 58% 52% 61%65% 72% 68% 63% 66%
58% 57% 60% 51% 60%60% 67% 72% 61% 65%
53% 53% 55% 47% 55%63% 71% 69% 60% 67%
62% 65% 61% 57% 63%66% 71% 67% 64% 67%
58% 58% 62% 50% 61%61% 72% 71% 64% 70%
44% 44% 58% 41% 55%49% 64% 68% 63% 60%
55% 56% 57% 52% 56%68% 76% 78% 66% 72%
Employees HR
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Why It Might Matter to You
Senior management builds strategies and
initiatives based on informed expectations of
performance. Employees’ perceptions influence
their actions – or inactions.
Actions running contrary to expectations tend
to undermine the accomplishment of goals
and strategies. Significant differences in
understanding, especially on key issues like
benefits and the opportunity for growth, indicate
either a lack of effective communication or, at
least, a disconnect with the workforce. Or worse,
sheer disinterest.
These ADP Research Institute®
studies showed
that at least one-quarter of all employees
across the globe say they are merely “somewhat
satisfied” or worse concerning the company for
which they work. And, at least a third – and
sometimes more than two-thirds – rate their
company poorly on how it manages employees.
One-quarter of employees
are merely “somewhat
satisfied” or worse
concerning the company
for which they work.
At least a third rate their
company poorly on how it
manages employees.
FIGURE 7. Overall Employees’ Satisfaction With Company
United States
Canada
Latin America
Europe
Asia-Pac
63%
63%
53%
48%
37%
37%
47%
52%
61% 39%
Extremely/Very Satisfied Somewhat/Not Very/Not at All Satisfied
Source: ADP Research Institute, Employee Perspectives
on HCM Study, 2013.
Source: ADP Research Institute, Employee Perspectives on HCM Study, 2013.
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Common predictors associated with employees leaving their company include:
• Inadequate opportunities for advancement within the company;
• Negative feelings about the company’s management of employees;
• Age; and
• Length of tenure
The end of the work/life cycle impacts two of these predictors – age and tenure. The other
two – plus many of the secondary predictors – are greatly influenced by HR functions and how
well HR personnel accomplish their mission.
Responsible for the attraction, selection, training, assessment and rewarding of employees,
HR can also oversee organizational leadership and culture — while helping to ensure
compliance with employment and labor laws. Therefore, there are very few industries where
misjudging the human capital component – typically an organization’s single most expensive
asset — would not impact results.
FIGURE 8. U.S. Employees’
Likelihood to Leave Job
21%
20%
57%
2%
Extremely/Very Likely
Somewhat Likely
Not Very/Not at All Likely
Don’t Know
Specifically, if HR thinks it is performing
very well while the workforce differs with
that perception, then an important link in the
chain of success is not in place. A primary
component of corporate governance – through
the mishandling of a significant resource
and financial obligation – is failing as well.
In comparing the perspectives of employees
with that of HR on identical key issues, the gap
in perception is statistically great enough to
warrant concern.
In U.S. companies for example, two out of five
employees surveyed indicate an intention to
leave their company within the next 12 months.
Source: ADP Research Institute, Employee
Perspectives on HCM Study, 2013.
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Among those who feel it is extremely or very
easy to have their HR questions answered,
less than a fifth say they are likely to look
for a new job in the next 12 months. Among
those who say it is not easy to have their HR
questions answered, the number almost
doubles to more than a quarter.
Among those who
say getting HR answers
is NOT easy, the number
looking for a new job
nearly doubles.
Ease of
HR Questions Answered
Satisfaction With
HR Process
Likelihood to Look for a New
Job in the Next 12 Months
Extremely/
Very Easy
Not Easy
Extremely/Very
Satisfied
Not Satisfied
Extremely/Very Likely 15% 27% 15% 29%
Not Very/Not At All Likely 69% 43% 69% 40%
FIGURE 9. U.S. Employees’
Likelihood to Look
for a New Job, by HR
Satisfaction Measurements
Source: Employee Perspectives on HCM Study, 2013.
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Looking at specific HR functions, the similarities continue. Only three out of five U.S. employees are
extremely or very satisfied with the way even a fairly common function like payroll operates in their
organization. Not surprisingly, when we look at satisfaction relative to intent to leave, those who are
unlikely to leave are twice as satisfied as those who are likely to leave.
Correlating the likelihood to look for a new job against
employees’ satisfaction with these HR functions
illustrates a clear connection. The study showed that
44 percent of employees are extremely or very satisfied
with the HR function in their company. However, those
who are unlikely to leave are two and a half times
as satisfied (55% vs. 23%) as those who are. Bottom
line: The talent leaving their companies will not just
be looking for new opportunities. They are clearly
dissatisfied with aspects of their original company.
Those who are
UNLIKELY to leave
are twice as satisfied
as those who are not.
Likelihood to Look for a New Job
in the Next 12 Months
Satisfaction With Specific
HR Functions/Policies
U.S.
Employees
Extremely/Very Likely
Not Very/Not at
All Likely
Payroll function 59% 35% 73%
Benefits function 47% 24% 60%
HR function 44% 23% 55%
Social media policies 41% 24% 48%
Mobile policies 41% 25% 48%
FIGURE 10. Likelihood to Look for a New Job, by Satisfaction With
Specific HR Functions/Policies
Source: ADP Research Institute, Quantifying Great HCM, 2013.
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HR and the Workforce
3 Hammonds, Keith H. “Why We Hate HR.” Fast Company, August 2005. Accessed 11 November 2013 via
http://www.fastcompany.com/53319/why-we-hate-hr
“HR is the corporate function with the greatest potential – the key driver, in theory, of business
performance – and also the one that most consistently underdelivers.”3
A strong connection between HR and the workforce is merely the most obvious of indicators
that a company’s largest asset is aligned with its business strategy. It helps to demonstrate the
effectiveness of talent management efforts. Furthermore, a strong connection helps to keep those
employees who are performing well. In addition, maintaining that connection gives HR the means to
anticipate challenges and seize opportunities.
Currently, however, the disconnect between HR and employees in many companies, of all sizes
surveyed, remains high. Consistently across the globe, employers have a significantly more positive
impression of how they manage their workforce versus what their employees experience in the
workplace. Concerning this and many other measures of managing human capital, there are signs
that, as a whole, HR does not have a handle on the asset it is hired to manage.
Will this situation improve or grow worse? The ADP Research Institute®
will use its extensive access
to information and organizations of all types to continue to monitor the situation. Look for the
companion document to this paper – “360. HR’s Employee/Employer Contract.”
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Conclusion
The disconnect between HR and employees appears as great as ever. This exists in spite of
advancements created to vastly facilitate communications and access to information, not to mention
improving the focus on the organizations’ core businesses.
Huge differences between HR perceptions and employee perceptions on key human capital
management issues mean work remains to be done – and that companies are operating without fully
engaged workforces.
Efficiencies are good. They save money and resources. They can be the foundation for better strategic
insight and focus. Efficiencies alone, however, are not effective human capital management.
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About the ADP Research Institute®
The ADP Research Institute provides insights to leaders in both the private and public sectors
regarding issues in human capital management, employment trends, and workforce strategy.
About ADP®
With more than $12 billion in revenues and 65 years of experience, ADP®
(NASDAQ: ADP) serves
approximately 637,000 clients in more than 125 countries. As one of the world’s largest providers of
business outsourcing and Human Capital Management solutions, ADP offers a wide range of human
resource, payroll, talent management, tax and benefits administration solutions from a single
source, and helps clients comply with regulatory and legislative changes, such as the Affordable
Care Act (ACA). ADP’s easy-to-use solutions for employers provide superior value to companies of
all types and sizes. ADP is also a leading provider of integrated computing solutions to auto, truck,
motorcycle, marine, recreational vehicle, and heavy equipment dealers throughout the world. For
more information about ADP, visit the company’s Web site at ADP.com.
The ADP Research Institute®
conducted three online global studies in 2013: one among employees,
one among HR decision makers and one among senior leadership (excluding HR) to help gain a better
understanding globally of the similarities and differences of employees’ and employers’ attitudes and
opinions about the companies they work for, the Human Resource function, and challenges that HR
and employees face today.
The Employee Perspectives on HCM Study was conducted in February 2013 in the United States,
Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom,, France, Germany, Australia, China, and India. The study
universe of 5,659 was comprised of representative samples of males and females, ages 18-69, either
self-employed or employed, full-time or part-time (at least 15 hours).
The Quantifying Great HCM Study was conducted in February and March 2013 in the following
countries/regions: the United States; Canada; Latin America – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico;
Europe – the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain; Asia-Pac – Australia, China, Japan,
India, and Singapore. The study universe includes more than 1,200 HR policy and/or product decision
makers across enterprises with 1-49, 50-999, and 1,000 or more employees.
The HR 360 Study was conducted in October 2013 in the following countries/regions: the United
States; Canada; Latin America – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico; Europe – the United Kingdom,
France, Germany, Italy, and Spain; Asia-Pac – Australia, China, Japan, India, and Singapore. The
study universe includes more than 1,300 CEO, C-Suite and Senior Management across enterprises
with 1-49, 50-999, and 1,000 or more employees.
Research Methodology
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