1. August 5, 2010 SHRM Poll: The Use of HR Scholarly Research in Developing HR Solutions
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3. Ninety-three percent of HR professionals reviewed practice-oriented materials “more than once” during the past 12 monthscompared with 74% who had reviewed scholarly research. Note: n = 377 - 382.
4. Do you use scholarly research (e.g., academic articles/abstracts, presentations) in human resource management and/or business to help develop HR solutions for your organization? 3 Note: n = 379.
5. To what extent do you use scholarly research in developing HR solutions for your organization? 4 Note: n = 281. Only respondents who used scholarly research in human resource management and/or business to help develop HR solutions for their organizations were included in this analysis.
6. In what areas of human resource management and/or business do you generally review scholarly research (e.g., academic articles/abstracts, presentations)? 5 Note: n = 282. Percentages do not total 100% as multiple response options were allowed. Only respondents who used scholarly research in human resource management and/or business to help develop HR solutions for their organizations were included in this analysis.
7. What are the primary reasons you do not use scholarly research (e.g., academic articles/abstracts, presentations) in human resource management and/or business to help develop HR solutions for your organization? 6 Note: n = 79. Percentages do not total 100% as multiple response options were allowed. Only respondents who did not use scholarly research in human resource management and/or business to help develop HR solutions for their organizations were included in this analysis.
8. What would encourage you to use scholarly research (academic articles/abstracts, presentations) in developing HR solutions for your organization? 7 Note: n = 359. Percentages do not total 100% as multiple response options were allowed.
14. SHRM Poll: The Use of HR Scholarly Research in Developing HR Solutions Response rate = 14% Sample comprised of 382 randomly selected HR professionals from SHRM’s membership Margin of error is +/- 5% Survey fielded July 15 – July 27, 2010 13 Methodology For more poll findings, visit: www.shrm.org/surveys Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SHRM_Research