Addressing impediments to HR analytics adoption: guide to HRD professionals

Abstract

ABSTRACT In the competitive world, organisations are facing many pressures that demand organisational excellence. This requires evidence-based decision-making associated with employees and businesses in a cost-effective manner, which is possible through HR Analytics (HRA). The use of HRA is transforming the HR landscape. Emerging new technologies require Human Resource Development (HRD) teams to respond to the changing needs so that organisations can survive and thrive in the intense competitive era. Based on the level of analytics maturity, organisations expect the HR team to have advanced beginner to expert knowledge of analytics skills and tools. Reskilling and upskilling employees with new technologies and skills have become imperative for HRD teams. While buying or stealing an employee from outside the organisation may be helpful in extreme conditions, building and borrowing employees from inside, seem much more helpful for the long-term benefits. The HR function in many organisations has been slow to adopt this HR analytics innovation. This paper sheds light on the reasons for the slow adoption of HR Analytics and provides inputs to HR development professionals of early majority and late majority adopting organisations in terms of how to overcome the challenges and gear up for effective HR Analytics adoption and implementation.