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. As researcher, ask ….
•Did I understood the theme
•Rigor…… knowing and doing
•Relevant
•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 to collaborate with practitioners for developing research
agenda
8. Suggestions
•Research program should insist direct contact with organizations
•Strong research culture
•Mandatory research goals
•Findings in public domain
•Language of Corporate
11. The connect : Both at advantage
• Dialogue
• Consultancy
• Mentoring / Coaching
• Guiding
• Teach
• Post Doctoral
12. 2 types of Professional Organisation
Academic Practitioner
Focus: Focus:
Research and academic program Practical Aspect
Higher Education Organisational
angle
AHRD ATD (ASTD earlier)
AOM SHRM
Uni. Forum of HRD ISPA
[ International Sy for Per. Improvement]
13. How do they accomplish their mission
Prof. Organisation Journals
1. AHRD HRD Quarterly
HRD International
[ shared with UFHRD ]
Advances in Developing HR
2. AOM Academy of Management Jl
AOM Review
AOM Learning and Education
AOM Annals
AOM Perspectives
AOM discoveries
3. ISPJ Performance Improvement Jl
Performance Improvement Quarterly
Weekly Performance Digest
Catch ….. Sponsored funding, if your work/ research interests them
14. AOM Offerings …..
Has interests group…..
– Business Policy and Strategy
– Conflict Management
– Gender/ Diversity
– Organisation and Management Theory
– OD/ Change
15. Few Others ….
• Academy of International Business…. AIB
• International Academy of Business and Economics… IABE
• International Academy of Business Discipline…IAB
• International Management Development Association…IMDA
• Society for International Education, Training and Research… SIETAR
• Strategic Management Society… SMS
• World Federation of People Mnagement Asscoaition…. WFPMA
16. Sources….
• Conferences proceedings
• Newsletters
• Videos
• Key Note presentations
• Webinars
• Professionals chats / blogs
• Directory of Members
• Reports/ Research findings
• Annual Festivals
• Debate
• Dialogue sessions
• Meet the Author sessions
• Communities of practices
• Workshops
18. Organisation in HR knowledge….
USA
•AHRD
•University Council for Workforce and HR education… UCWHRE
•Canadian Sy for T/ D…CSTD ( Canadian Learning Jl )
•Sy for Industrial Psychology…. SIOP ( Div. of American Psychology Association- Indy and Org Jl /
Indy and Org Psychologist)
•Organisation Development Network…. ODN ( The OD Practitioner )
•International Sy for Organisational Development and Change …. ISODC
•The Brazilian Ass. Of T/ D…. ABTD ( Handbook og T/D)
19. Organisation in HR knowledge….
Europe
•University forum for HRD…. UFHRD
•Chartered Inst. Of Personnel and Development….. CIPD
•South- East European OD Network…. SEEODN
•Finland Ass. Of HRM
•Moscow OD Network…. MODN
20. Organisation in HR knowledge….
Asia
•AHRD Asia
•Asia Pacfic Federation of HRM
•AHRD India
•Korea Association of HRD
•Korea Sy for T/ D
•Korea for Learning and Performance
•Korea Jl. Association of HRD
•Personnel Management Association of Thailand…. IPMAT
– HR Journal
– People magazine
•Bangladesh Sy for HRM
•Hong Kong Institute of HRM
•Japan Society for HRM…. JSHRM
•SHRI
21. Organisation in HR knowledge….
MENA
• Arabian Sy for HRM
•SHRM MENA
•Bahrain Sy for T/ D
•Moroccan Association of HR Professionals …. AGEP
Africa
•SA Board for People Practices… SABP
•HRD council of SA
•African Federation of HRM Association( 16 Countries Members)
•African HR Confederation…. AHRC
Australasia
•A+ NZ International Business Academy… ANZIBA
•Australasia HR Institute… AHRI ( Asia pacific Jl. Of HR )
•HR Inst. Of NZ….. HRINZ ( HR Magazine and NZ jl. Of HRM )
•Fiji HR Institute…. FHRI
•Organisation Development Australasia
24. 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.
26. 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
27. • Transforming HR through Technology
• Virtual Organization : Challenges and Issues
• Employer Branding as Strategic Tool
• Leadership
Strategic HRM
34. 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
35. Other 6 months
Nov 2012 Dec 2012
Jan 2013 Feb 2013 Apr 2013
??
June 2013
37. 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
39. “Which of the HR issues represent your biggest
challenges “
Survey reported at HR Executive, USA, May 2012,
p: 40
716 HR chiefs participated
40. 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
41. Toyota HR Chief, Interview in 2013
– Right kind of Talent
– Expectations
– Retention
– T and D
– Engagement activities
– Competency and Skills
– Morale issues
42. LinkedIn survey, 2012 study
– Managing Knowledge Workers
– Managing Technological Changes
– Developing leadership
– Workplace diversity
– IR
– Career growth
– People Management
– Smart Hiring
43. 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
56. 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
59. Let me have a Topic from you, which
corporate are looking for …….
60. This is what they are looking
Rank them
• Engagement
• Innovation in HR
• Performance Management
• Leadership
• Talent retention
• Interdisciplinary
61. This is what they are looking
• Engagement 2
• Innovation in HR 1
• Performance Management 4
• Leadership 3
• Talent retention 2
• Interdisciplinary 5
62. Thanks
Any questions or comments about the presentation can be sent to
mm.bagali@jainuniversity.ac.in
Human Resources