The hr specialist as an agent of change: skills that open up a place at the company's top table

• Main Authors: Choi, Sang Long, Wan Ismail, Wan Khairuzzaman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012
• Subjects: HD Industries. Land use. Labor
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/47620/1/WanKhairuzzamanIsmail2012_TheHRSpececialistasanAgent.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/47620/; https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09670731211208166
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the role of human-resource (HR) specialists as change agents and the competencies they need in order to execute this role. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on the HR literature, the paper enumerates the skills that HR specialists should seek to acquire in or...