Curious About R&D in HR? Which Industries Are Leading the Way?

Hi Community,

Can anyone explain the concept of R&D in HR? Which organizations or industries are involved in it?

Regards,
Shwetha

Hi Shweta,

What exactly do you mean by the concept of R&D in HR? Do you mean HR executives getting involved in R&D aspects of HR, or do you mean the measurement of the performance of R&D personnel in the company or firm?

I presume that you have in mind the first factor - HR executives getting involved in R&D. There are several ways of researching HR-related topics: performance of employees; satisfaction survey of employees; mentoring processes for employees (in-house and external); induction processes; rate of assimilation of newly recruits into the widely-accepted organizational culture. How can creativity be nurtured in employees? How can Idea Banks be evolved? Well, there are many issues surrounding such research.

You can also probe into organizational reliability. Why do some organizations stand the test of time and continue to operate successfully without resorting to unethical practices?

S. Sridhar
NITK, Surathkal
Srinivasnagar
Mangalore 575025
09343564336

Dear All,

This is Sunita from the HR domain. I am looking for a salary advance. If you guys can send me some inputs so that we can work on that.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Sunita

A salary advance may be requested by an employee if in a need of reasonable emergency. Employees may receive a salary advance up to 50% (discretion may differ with company policies) of the amount earned for a month. An employee must have accrued a certain number of work days during the month in order to be eligible for an advance.

A written request by the employee must be documented in HR and payroll records of the employee file. The amount requested is deducted in the consecutive month's payroll hence a written acceptance on the same is also necessary. After being approved by the Director or Manager, Human Resources the same is forwarded to the payroll and the pay check is prepared. It is also advisable to obtain an undated promissory note signed by the employee.

Sunitha: In the future, plz post your queries in a separate thread with your title. It will attract more replies and will help us in not deviating from the present thread topic.

Have attached a sample requesition form as well. Feel free to contact me with questions.

Hi Sridhar,

Thanks for your response. Your presumption is right. I meant what R&D work can be done in HR. Can you tell me whether there is any organization or community that takes on R&D work in HR?

Regards,
Shwetha

You can join any of the consultancies, IIMs, or other educational institutes as research associates. Alternatively, you could try assessing needs in your own company and work on that.

Thanks. I'm working as an analyst in HR at one of the consultancy firms. Can you shed some light on how to approach research work? I mean, where do I start from?

Regards, Shwetha