HUMAN PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT: A COMPREHENSIVE COMPETENCIES ASSESSMENT IN PRODUCTION ENGINEERING COMPANIES

The general intention of this study is to identify Human Resource Managerial Competencies to measure the competence among various levels of HR Managers by a survey, data was collected from sample of 120 managers in production engineering companies and multiple regression technique was used with SPSS 21.0 software. There are four major determinants of Human Performance Enhancement (HPE): HPE Method Specialist, HPE Facilitation, HPE Implementer, and HPE Evaluator Competencies were grouped as Visionary, Gap Assessor, Strategic Trouble shooter, Forecaster of Consequences, Action Plan Facilitator which are concluded as predictors to determine HPE. All five competency groups have impact on HPE. But Visionary and Action Plan Facilitator were least significant as per the respondent’s perception. The study recommends that line managers and HR professional realize the need of said competencies and try to be proficient in such competency domain. Job description and training programs for future HR managers could be customized based on the vital competencies identified through this study. The same competency groups can also be used as one of the parameters for the Training and Development of Managers.