HR competencies at a merged Higher Education Institution

SA Journal of Human Resource Management

 
 
Field Value
 
Title HR competencies at a merged Higher Education Institution
 
Creator Schultz, Cecile M.
 
Subject Human resource management change; business knowledge; HR practices; personal skills; management skills
Description Orientation: Certain human resource (HR) competencies are essential to assist with the dynamics of change in the higher education landscape.Research purposes: The aim of this study was to determine the HR competencies at a merged higher education institution. Other objectives were to establish the satisfaction of academics, administrative staff and management regarding the HR competencies and the importance thereof.Motivation for the study: Human resource professionals require assistance by providing HR competencies necessary to add value at a merged higher education institution.Research designs, approaches and methods: A quantitative research design was employed as the research strategy. The questionnaire was based on the literature, the business plan and the HR balanced scorecard report. The target population was 1363 permanent staff on one campus and the response rate was 28%. A principal factor analysis, spider charts and box plots were utilised for data analysis. The results indicated business knowledge, HR practices, personal skills and management skills as the vital HR competencies.Practical implications: Staff were not satisfied with the current HR competencies and consequently this necessitated attention to improve the deficient areas.Contribution: This study shows that limited research was done with regard to HR competencies in the South African higher education backdrop.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor National Research Foundation
Date 2010-06-15
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Survey/Questionnaire
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Identifier 10.4102/sajhrm.v8i1.225
 
Source SA Journal of Human Resource Management; Vol 8, No 1 (2010); 8 pages 2071-078X 1683-7584
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa 2007-2008 Age; Gender; Home language; Designation
Rights Copyright (c) 2010 Cecile M. Schultz https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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