Emerging HR Management trends – Practices and Challenges in

Corporate sector

Human Resource Management (HRM) has been described as being responsible for the

attracting, recruiting, selecting, training, assessment and compensation of employees while

ensuring compliance with employment and labour laws.

Some of the works of HRM: Succession planning, business continuity planning, workforce

diversity, labour relations, employee well-being.

The last decade brought an avalanche of change to the HR industry. The rise of artificial

intelligence, the growth of the gig economy, the increased push towards greater diversity,

and, most recently, a global pandemic that has altered the reality of millions and redefined

where and how work gets done. That begs the question, what’s in store for the future of the

industry? In this case, emerging trends in HRM.

Examples of HR Trends: Political, Economic, Social, Technological

 The HR management: Future research needs and directions

Today, the field of Human Resource Management (HR) is experiencing numerous pressures

for change. Shifts in the economy, globalization, domestic diversity, and technology have

created new demands for organizations, and propelled the field in some completely new

directions.

The last decade brought an avalanche of change to the HR industry. The rise of artificial

intelligence, the growth of the gig economy, the increased push towards greater diversity,

and, most recently, a global pandemic that has altered the reality of millions and redefined

where and how work gets done. That begs the question, what’s in store for the future of the

industry? In this case, future research needs and direction in HR management.

 Electronic Human Resources Management (e-HRM): Adoption, Impact,
Issues on the sustainable organisations

Electronic Human Resource Management (e-HRM) is a fast developing phenomenon in the

HRM field. e-HRM is the use of web-based technologies to provide HRM services within

employing organizations. E-HRM is seen as offering the potential to improve services to HR

department clients (both employees and management), improve efficiency and cost

effectiveness within the HR department, and allow HR to become a strategic partner in

achieving organisational goals.

Some of the works of e-HRM: web-based maintenance of employee records and

enhancement of human resources (HR) processes, including job analysis, recruitment,

selection, training, performance management, and compensation.