This document discusses various topics related to human resources research including objectives of HR research, challenges for HR chiefs, trends in HR research reporting from 2011-2012, and questions that are important for HR's future. It provides an overview of common objectives of HR research such as addressing gaps in existing literature, exploring overlooked areas, and developing new and testing old theories. It also summarizes surveys on the biggest challenges for HR chiefs, including talent acquisition, succession planning, and compensation and benefits. Finally, it lists five questions that are important for HR's future around alignment with business, developing leadership, assessing future talent needs, incentive structures, and adopting new technologies.

1. Human Resources
wel-come all
mm bagali
JAIN University, India
http://in.linkedin.com/in/mmbagali

2. Look at
Research in HR
Developing the next generation

3. Learning Objectives
• Research in HR
• What's in it
• Setting an Agenda

4. Objectives of Research in Management !!!

5. Objectives of Research in Management
– New Theory / Model
– Old Theory to test
– Reporting an system
– Developing concepts
– Comparative study
– Explorative study
– Descriptive study

6. Objectives of HR Research
• Specific gaps/ shortage in Existing Literature
• Scan for Overlooked areas
• Gap Spotting
• Untouched areas
• Original Research Questions
• Always challenge the Old ones

7. • Did I understood the theme
• Rigor…… knowing and doing
• Relevant
• Organizational theory….. Evaluate its effectiveness
• Tools and techniques: from academic to practice / or practice to academic
• Appeal to real world of practicing managers
• Actionable knowledge
• Academic scholars collaborate with practitioners for developing research
agenda

8. • Academic scholars rarely collaborate with practitioners for developing
research agenda
• Suggestions: Research program should insist direct contact with
organizations
• Strong research culture
• Mandatory research goals
• Findings in public domain
• Language of Corporate

10. Biggest Challenges for HR Chief

11. 7 Biggest Challenges for HR Chief
Sources: Economic Times, 3rd
September, 2011, p: 4. Deloitte Compensation Survey, 2011

12. HR’s Top Three Challenges…
1. Retaining and rewarding the best employees.
2. Developing the next generation of corporate leaders.
3. Creating a corporate culture that attracts the best
employees and encourages innovation.

13. Research Reporting in HR from

14. March 2011 to March 2012
March 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 July – Aug
2011
Sep 2011
http://hbr.org/magazine
Oct 2011Nov 2011Dec 2011
Jan- Feb
2012
March 2012

15. • Transforming HR through Technology
• Virtual Organization : Challenges and Issues
• Employer Branding as Strategic Tool
• Leadership
Strategic HRM

16. Talent Acquisition
• Emerging trends in Global mobility
• Attracting Talent
• Engaging Talented Employees

17. Performance Management
• Competency Mapping and Management
• Workforce Productivity
• Competency Model for Education Sector

18. Learning and Development,
including Knowledge Management
• Training Designs
• Building Learning Culture

19. Compensation / Rewards / Pay
• Pay…. JD defined
• Market based Pay structure
• Retention bonus strategies

20. Coaching
• Cross Cultural coaching
• Executive coaching

21. Diversity
• Managing diversity
• Managing MNC: HR way

22. April 2012
– Best Practices
– Performance Management
– Leadership issues
– Building Great Teams
May 2012
– Productivity
– Social Sites
June 2012
– Leadership
– Employee Conflicts
July- Aug 2012
– Cultural Studies
Sep 2012
– Entrepreneurial Leadership
Oct 2012
– Compensation

23. Other 6 months
Nov 2012 Dec 2012
Jan 2013 Feb 2013 Apr 2013
??
June 2013

24. July – Aug 2013
Sep 2013
Oct 2013
Nov 2013

25. What makes HBR great after so many years of running
Most of the papers / articles / cases / research paper / interviews and
write ups at HBR from :
Fortune Companies
Macro Study / Major study
Huge Data at Countries involved
Burning Issues
CEO level analysis

26. Another Study
Biggest Challenges for HR Chief

27. “Which of the HR issues represent your biggest
challenges “
Survey reported at HR Executive, USA, May 2012,
p: 40
716 HR chiefs participated

28. Which of the HR issues represent your biggest challenges
• Talent Acquisition
• Succession Planning
• Change Management
• Compensation and Benefits
• Training and Development
• Talent Retention
• Health Care
• Legal issues
• Technology
• Layoffs/ Hiring freezes
• M/A

29. Toyota HR Chief, Interview in 2013
– Right kind of Talent
– Expectations
– Retention
– T and D
– Engagement activities
– Competency and Skills
– Morale issues

30. LinkedIn survey, 2012 study
– Managing Knowledge Workers
– Managing Technological Changes
– Developing leadership
– Workplace diversity
– IR
– Career growth
– People Management
– Smart Hiring

31. Skills Gap
•3.7 million jobs currently open
•72% of members can’t find skilled workers
•82% of manufacturers can’t fill good paying,
skilled positions
A BIG Challenge for HR to Address Now

32. Leading People. Leading Organizations

33. Talent Acquisition and People Flows
• Sourcing and Recruiting (External and Internal)
• New Hire Engagement
• Women workforce issues

34. Learning and Development (Including Knowledge Management)
• Creating a learning culture
• Learning Design
• Knowledge Management

35. Compensation, Reward and Recognition
• Areas like : JD, Pay ranges/band, Variable pay
• Executive Compensation
• Skill and Knowledge based Pay

36. Talent Development, Engagement and
Retention
• Talent Development Strategy
• Succession Planning

37. Employee Advocacy and Relations
• Employee Satisfaction / Engagement/
• Harassment and Laws
• Gender Equity

38. HRUnderstanding the
Five Questions That matter
for HR’s future

39. 1st
Question:
Alignment : Why does any HR program matter to
the business, and is HR truly aligned to the
business to provide value
HR

40. 2nd
Question:
Leaders: Why must HR foster leadership
within the organisation to drive success
HR

41. 3rd
Question:
Talent: Why does HR need to look at future
talent / skills necessary
HR

42. 4th
Question:
Reward: Why-How must HR provide
incentives that are meaningful to employees
HR

43. 5th
Question:
Agility: Why HR must adopt cloud technology
HR

44. A word of caution…
• Good data is must
• Questionnaire elaborate
• Statistical Analysis
• Pilot Study
• Document everything in the process
• As case study, the style will be different

45. Seminar
Presentation on:
Great place to work strategies
15 min presentation / 10 Q-A /

46. Reading List
Fortune
Great place to work
Harvard Business School Press
MIT- Sloan Management Review

47. Let me have a Topic from you, which
corporate are looking for …….

48. This is what they are looking
Rank them
• Engagement
• Innovation in HR
• Performance Management
• Leadership
• Talent retention
• Interdisciplinary

49. This is what they are looking
• Engagement 2
• Innovation in HR 1
• Performance Management 4
• Leadership 3
• Talent retention 2
• Interdisciplinary 5

50. Thanks
Any questions or comments about the presentation can be sent to
mm.bagali@jainuniversity.ac.in
Human Resources