Srimannarayana, M. creator text xu| 2013 continuing ng p.298-313. The 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. Managers Executives Human resources Indian Journal of Industrial Relations 180718