Can HRD really be quantified?

• Date: November 09, 2009
• Source: www.123oye.com

Human Resources Department – as in the name a department to take care of the resources of the company. There are several revenue generating departments in a company but HR though does not garner significant revenue, in a way becomes the public face of the company. Looking back HR work has graduated from mundane data entry and data management to being more involved in a strategy oriented role which augments the growth of the company. There are new areas that have come in to lift HR to the next level. Technology and methodologies like competency mapping, employee engagement etc have catapulted HR into a strategic role.

But HR deals with intangibles, so is it right to quantify HRD?