Down the years there has been widespread discussion about the value of HR, though much of it is anecdotal as people tend to make judgments based solely on their own personal experience.
A more objective picture is provided by a research project into HR competencies, jointly sponsored by the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business Executive Education and The RBL Group, the consulting company founded by an HR expert and the author of the concept of HR business partnering Dave Ulrich.
The research was conducted in seven separate stages, commencing in 1987 and ending in 2016. Altogether, 90,000 responses from participants were analysed.
