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Competency Model For People Analytics: Bridging Data Science And Hrm Practices

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  • MD. TARIQUE JAWAID

    (DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND COMMERCE MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD, INDIA)

  • SAIDALAVI K

    (DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND COMMERCE, MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD, INDIA)

  • RAMONA BIRAU

    (UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA, EUGENIU CARADA DOCTORAL SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES, CRAIOVA, ROMANIA & CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI UNIVERSITY OF TARGU JIU, FACULTY OF ECONOMIC SCIENCE, TG-JIU, ROMANIA)

  • VIRGIL POPESCU

    (UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA, FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, CRAIOVA, ROMANIA)

  • BHARAT KUMAR MEHER

    (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, PURNEA UNIVERSITY, PURNIA BIHAR, INDIA)

Abstract

This study aims to explore the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) and Key Responsibility Areas (KRA) of data scientists supporting the people analytics team in developing a competency model based on human capital theory and competency-based HR model. We systematically identify key knowledge, skills, abilities, and key responsibilities for data scientists working in people analytics amid the emerging and ever-expanding role of data scientists. We analyzed the 100 Job advertisements collected from Indian job portals and 20 in-depth semi-structured interviews with data scientists working in people analytics. We follow the competency-developing framework proposed by Campion et al. (2011) and adopted by McCartney et al. (2021). This study offers evidence-based insights into the ever-expanding role competencies of HR analytics-specific data scientists and contributes to the existing literature on people analytics. It provides a list of competencies required to perform as a data scientist in people analytics. Besides domain-specific technical knowledge, they require a range of soft skills like “storytelling and communication” and consulting; HR, and business acumen competencies. The main implication of this study is to train data scientists intended to work in people analytics and recruitment and selection. This study provides an evidence-based competency model for data scientists who intend to work in the people analytics domain. It links the model to the Competency-based HR model and Human Capital Theory.

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  • Md. Tarique Jawaid & Saidalavi K & Ramona Birau & Virgil Popescu & Bharat Kumar Meher, 2025. "Competency Model For People Analytics: Bridging Data Science And Hrm Practices," Annals - Economy Series, Constantin Brancusi University, Faculty of Economics, vol. 1, pages 67-75, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:cbu:jrnlec:y:2025:v:1:p:67-75
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