HR Reporting Structure
• Sample comprised of 436 randomly selected
HR professionals.
• Analyzing 436 response of 2,157 emails sent,
2120 received (response rate = 21%)
• Survey fielded March 29 – April 4, 2005;
presentation generated on April 6, 2005.
• Margin of error is +/- 4.7%.
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To whom does your organization's top HR executive report?
70%
62%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
12%
8%
7%
10%
3%
2%
2%
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Responses to the question written in the “other, please specify” option were recoded into the following
categories: VP, Sr. VP, CAO, Executive director, General Manager and other.
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To whom does your organization's top HR executive
report?
Choice
Count
Percentage
Answered
CEO/President
268
61.5%
Chief Financial Officer
54
12.4%
Chief Operating Officer
31
7.1%
Vice President
14
3.2%
Legal Counsel
10
2.3%
Senior Vice President
8
1.8%
Chief Administrative
Officer
6
1.3%
Executive Director
5
1.1%
General Manager
5
1.1%
Other
36
8.2%
Responses to the question written in the “other, please specify” option were recoded into the following
categories: VP, Sr. VP, CAO, Executive director, General manager and other.
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Other (Please specify)
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Post Deputy Commander
Director
Support Services
Business Unit Director
Superintendent of Public
Instruction
Mayor
HR Compliance/EEO/AAP
Group in the UK
Finance, HR and IT
Director
Executive Committee
Division Administrator
Assistant Head of School
for Administration and
Finance
Assistant City Manager
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•
•
•
•
•
•
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County executive
County Administrator
Corporate Resources
Manager
Controller
City Manager
Cabinet Secretary
Business Manager
Asst. County
Administrator
Associate Provost
Assistant Secretary
Administration & Budget
Director
We no longer have HR
I don't know
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How many employees are employed at your location?
40%
37%
32%
32%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Small (1-99 employees)
Medium (100-499 employees)
(500 or more employees)
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Reporting Structure by Organization Staff Size
Organization size
Small
(1-99)
Count
CEO/President
Chief Financial
Officer
To whom does your
organization’s top
HR executive
report?
Legal Counsel
Large
(500
and
over)
85
91
85
71%
7%
82%
23
20
10
19%
15%
10%
Count
10
12
8
Percent
8%
9%
8%
2
7
1
2%
5%
1%
Percent
Count
Percent
Chief Operating
Officer
Medium
(100499)
Count
Percent
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