81% of managers view HR instrumental to digital transformation

43% of UK managers view HR as an area of frustration, with their tasks seemingly unaligned with the wider business.

1 in 2 respondents to IDC’s research paper, titled ‘Future Business: Unleashing Your Talent’ and sponsored by Cornerstone, see the main remit of HR lying in recruitment (57%).

Despite organisations having a narrow view of HR’s purpose within the wider organisation, 81% of line of business believes that HR will be instrumental when it comes to, arguably, one of the largest workplace shifts of our time – digital transformation.

87% of organisations see digital transformation as a business priority, however, only 65% have embarked on the journey.