Organizational maturity - HRM can only deliver value if the organization is mature enough. https://www.routledge.com/Professional-HR-Evidence--Based-People-Management-and-Development/Kearns/p/book/9780415632324 and https://www.cambridgescholars.com/the-mature-corporation
A healthy workforce is a more productive workforce. “Organisations have historically taken too lightly the detrimental impact of employee ill health on productivity and performance”.
Health and Safety initiatives are part of a strategic approach to HRM. No longer just a “thing” that companies have to comply with, health and safety is being used as part of a company’s overall strategy for employee retention, overall objectives, and loss-time prevention (Kowalski & Loretto 2017).
1) How to get gen Y to work with baby boomers, gen X etc. 2) Impact of HRM on firm effectiveness 3) How to ensure smooth transition of foreign workers into a country’s social fabric 4) HR metrics and firm effectiveness 5) HR strategy and firm performance.
Machine learning/AI/Emergence of new vendors in the recruitment market/Autonomy to employees/Remote staff/Addressing Workplace Misconduct with Transparency/The Importance of Mental Health/
Tambe, P., Cappelli, P., & Yakubovich, V. (2019). Artificial intelligence in human resources management: Challenges and a path forward. California Management Review, 61(4), 15-42.