For all the talk of talent management’s importance–”our people *are* the company”–human resources has become an also-ran function in the U.S. Whereas some business cultures (e.g., Japan) still regard the director of HR as a strategic role, such is not the case in the U.S., where comparatively few heads of HR at Fortune 500 companies report directly to the CEO. This has long been supported by data from the business schools. Of the 16 top U.S. MBA programs, 10 admitted to placing no one in a human resources functional role post-MBA in 2009. Of the remaining schools–Columbia, NYU, UCLA, CMU, UNC, Haas–the percentage taking HR roles was only 1%. Clearly and alas, the ‘best and brightest’ in the U.S. are not attracted to human resources.
Read the full article: HR Gets No Respect at U.S. Business Schools
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