"being applied to managing human resources" - Is "managing" a verb or an adjective"? I read the title "Big data trend now being applied to managing human resources" in this article: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/big-data-trend-now-being-applied-to-managing-human-resources-1.2971266 In this context, is "managing" a verb or an adjective? Thanks in advance. Danilo.