SHRM Poll: The Use of HR Scholarly Research in Developing HR Solutions

1. SHRM Poll: The Use of HR Scholarly Research in Developing HR Solutions August 5, 2010

2. During the past 12 months, how often did you review scholarly research or practice-oriented materials in human resource management and/or business (e.g., read academic articles/abstracts, watched presentations)? • The top sources of scholarly researchreviewed/read by HR professionals were: Harvard Business Review, the SHRM website and HR Magazine. • 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.

3. 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? Note: n = 379.

4. To what extent do you use scholarly research in developing HR solutions for your organization? 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.

5. In what areas of human resource management and/or business do you generally review scholarly research (e.g., academic articles/abstracts, presentations)? 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.

6. 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? 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.

7. What would encourage you to use scholarly research (academic articles/abstracts, presentations) in developing HR solutions for your organization? Note: n = 359. Percentages do not total 100% as multiple response options were allowed.

8. Demographics: Organization Industry Note: n = 350. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.

9. Demographics: Organization Industry (continued) Note: n = 350. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.

10. Demographics: Organization Sector Note: n = 351. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.

11. Demographics: Organization Staff Size Note: n = 216

12. Demographics: Other • Does organization have U.S.-based • operations (business units) only or • does it operate multinationally? • Is organization a single-unit company or a multi-unit company? Note: n = 362 Note: n = 363 • 20% of organizations indicated that employees at their work location were unionized. • Are HR policies and practices determined by the multi-unit corporate headquarters, by each work location or both? Note: n = 351 Note: n = 254

13. SHRM Poll: The Use of HR Scholarly Research in Developing HR Solutions Methodology • 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 For more poll findings, visit: www.shrm.org/surveys Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SHRM_Research