The Big Book of HR, Revised and Updated Edition

CONCLUSION

Emerging Trends and Challenges

We are experiencing an explosion of change: the influences of continually fluctuating laws and regulations, economic factors, technology, and globalization. Nothing is static. Throughout the chapters in this book, we’ve talked about the impact of these changes not only on the human resources professional, but in the organizations they support. These changes affect organizations of all sizes and in all industries, and innovative ways of managing work are evolving in response to these changes. Social media usage impacts a great deal more than just how organizations recruit new talent. We’re also using social media platforms for employee development, and for facilitating the management of and communication ...