%0 Journal Article %T An Empirical Study of the HR Professionals' Effectiveness in the Largest Privatized Bank of Pakistan %A Aqeel Ahmad %A Mohmad Yazam Sharif %A Abdul Rashid Kausar %J Terengganu International Management and Business Journal %D 2012 %I Universiti Teknologi MARA, Terengganu %X This on going study examines the human resource (HR) professionals¡¯ effectiveness through the lens of HR professionals¡¯ competencies and HR professionals¡¯ willingness at the large privatized bank in Pakistan. The Human Resource Competency Study (HRCS) model is used in this research. Impact of HR professionals¡¯ social and technical competencies and HR professionals¡¯ willingness on their effectiveness is examined. The analysis reveals that the HR professionals¡¯ social competencies have a higher significant correlation with HR professionals¡¯ effectiveness than the HR professionals¡¯ technical competencies and their willingness. At the outset it is also concluded that the HR professionals of the bank are lacking the competencies and hence have a negative impact on their effectiveness in the banking sector of Pakistan. %K HR competencies %K HR effectiveness %K willingness %U http://timbej.uitm.edu.my/images/stories/aqeel.pdf