Shrm Poll Hr Boards Final

February 23, 2010

SHRM Poll: HR Representation on Corporate Boards

HR Representation on Corporate Boards| ©SHRM 2010

Do you currently sit as a board member on an organization's board of directors?

2

Note: n = 317

No, I do not currently sit as a board member

Yes, I currently sit on a nonprofit board of directors

Yes, I currently sit on a corporate board of directors

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%74%

22%

4%

HR Representation on Corporate Boards| ©SHRM 2010 3

Have you sat as a board member on a corporate board of directors in the past five years?

Note: n = 316

No; 90%

Yes; 10%

HR Representation on Corporate Boards| ©SHRM 2010 4

Is your organization governed by a board of directors?

No Yes0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%

29%

71%

Note: n = 316

HR Representation on Corporate Boards| ©SHRM 2010

Is there one or more HR professional that serve on your organization's board of directors?

No; 81%

Yes; 19%

5Note: n = 206. Analysis only includes respondents from companies that are governed by a board of directors.

HR Representation on Corporate Boards| ©SHRM 2010

Demographics: Organization Industry

Industry

Health care, social assistance (e.g., nursing homes, EAP providers)

18%

Manufacturing 11%Educational services/education 9%Other services (e.g., nonprofit, church/religious organizations) 7%Financial services (e.g., banking) 5%Services—professional, scientific, technical, legal, engineering 5%Insurance 5%

Consulting 5%

Government/public administration—federal, state/local, tribal 4%

Services—accommodation, food and drinking places 4%

6

Note: n = 301. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.

HR Representation on Corporate Boards| ©SHRM 2010

Demographics: Organization Industry (continued)

Industry

Retail/wholesale trade 3%

Construction, mining, oil and gas 3%

Real estate, rental, leasing 3%

Transportation, warehousing (e.g., distribution) 2%

Association—professional/trade 2%

Publishing, broadcasting, other media 2%

High-tech 1%

Telecommunications 1%

Pharmaceutical 1%

Biotech 1%

Utilities 1%

7

Note: n = 301. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.

HR Representation on Corporate Boards| ©SHRM 2010

Demographics: Organization Sector

Other

Government sector

Publicly owned for-profit organization

Nonprofit organization

Privately owned for-profit organization

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

2%

9%

14%

28%

47%

8

Note: n = 301

HR Representation on Corporate Boards| ©SHRM 2010

Demographics: Organization Staff Size

Small (1-99 employees) Medium (100-499 employees) Large (500 or more employees)0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

27%

42%

31%

9

Note: n = 277

HR Representation on Corporate Boards| ©SHRM 2010

SHRM Poll: HR Representation on Corporate Boards

• Response rate = 15%• Sample comprised of 317 randomly selected HR

professionals with a title of director and above from SHRM’s membership

• Margin of error is +/- 6 • Survey fielded January 18–25, 2010

10

Methodology