To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.
—Leonard Bernstein
The growth in capabilities of information technology (IT) in the past 50 years parallels, and in many ways supported, the growth and sophistication of human resource management (HRM) in companies. As this amazing trend of revolutionizing technological innovation continues, HRM professionals in organizations face many exciting opportunities to enhance the practice of HRM and also many challenges as they ponder how to engage with an array of IT innovations. A brief history of the past 50 years illustrates clearly both the opportunities and the challenges faced by HRM professionals in organizations.
Historical Context
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