01120pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002300040245006000063260000900123300001500132362000800147520071600155650001300871650001500884650002000899773004300919180718b2013   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSrimannarayana, M.  aHuman resources competencies as perceived by executives  c2013  ap.298-313.  aOct  aThe competitive business environment generates a wide variety of issues and challenges to Human Resource Management (HRM). HR professionals need to demonstrate required competences to address the issues and challenges. The purpose of this study is to find out the extent of demonstration of HR competencies by HR professionals while discharging their roles and responsibilities. The data collected from 594 executives representing different organisations in India, using a questionnaire, forms the basis for the study. The study finds that HR professionals often demonstrate credible activist competency. However, business ally and strategy architect are the development needs of HR professionals. - Reproduced.  aManagers  aExecutives  aHuman resources  aIndian Journal of Industrial Relations