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Human Resource Development in Digital Era-A Big Shift


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Global economy is at impeccable growth, connectivity and technological waves are creating a big shift in the way business operates. Common walks of life has undergone a paradigm shift whether travel, education, banking transactions, laundry, manufacturing industry or services, everywhere system witnessing a silent revolution and growing at an accelerated change. These changes are creating a new rule for business and for Human Resources, which radically shifting the context for workspace, workforce, people practices and world of work. These changes are not only in terms of technology but it encompasses demographics and society at large. Business and HR leaders need to embrace a new thinking about their companies, their talent and their role in global-social issues. Above challenges or change has forced the HR department to rewrite the rules to match the ever-changing landscape. These rules will act as a guideline for HR in the area of leading, organizing, motivating and managing the modern workforce in the digital era or 21st century. Therefore this study is conceptualized to map the changes in workforce, organization and its impact on the society. Another purpose of this study is to keep track of human capital trends at the global level.
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Prasanna Venkatesh
Acharya Bangalore B-School, India

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Global economy is at impeccable growth, connectivity and technological waves are creating a big shift in the way business operates. Common walks of life has undergone a paradigm shift whether travel, education, banking transactions, laundry, manufacturing industry or services, everywhere system witnessing a silent revolution and growing at an accelerated change. These changes are creating a new rule for business and for Human Resources, which radically shifting the context for workspace, workforce, people practices and world of work. These changes are not only in terms of technology but it encompasses demographics and society at large. Business and HR leaders need to embrace a new thinking about their companies, their talent and their role in global-social issues. Above challenges or change has forced the HR department to rewrite the rules to match the ever-changing landscape. These rules will act as a guideline for HR in the area of leading, organizing, motivating and managing the modern workforce in the digital era or 21st century. Therefore this study is conceptualized to map the changes in workforce, organization and its impact on the society. Another purpose of this study is to keep track of human capital trends at the global level.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.23874/amber%2F2017%2Fv8%2Fi2%2F166122