HUMAN-RESOURCE COMPETENCES - AN EMPIRICAL-ASSESSMENT

With data from 12,689 associates of human resource (HX) professionals in 1500 businesses in 109 firms, this research represents an extensive assessment of HR competencies. It extends current HR theory and pract ice in two ways. First, it proposes specific competencies HR professio nals may demonstrate to acid value to a business. Second, it offers an empirical assessment of how these competencies affect the performance of HR professionals as perceived by their Associates. Tile results in dicate that when HR professionals demonstrate competencies in business knowledge, delivery of HR, and management of change, then HR professi onals are perceived by their associates as more effective. (C) 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.