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Article: Many HR professionals see little respect at top. (Executive Briefing: Strategic Intelligence).(Brief Article)
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- HRMagazine
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- November 1, 2002
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Even though top HR people are in demand, many HR professionals don't feel quite as wanted, according to a new report. More than half of senior HR professionals feel that management does not respect what HR does, according to the Discovery Group, a Sharon, Mass.-based consulting firm.
The organization says an independent study of 425 HR professionals conducted earlier this year found that only 48 percent believe that HR has the respect of company leaders, down from 63 percent who felt that way in 1995.
This year "has been a particularly challenging time for HR professionals," says Bruce Katcher, an industrial/organizational psychologist and author of the ...