How the HR activity of Resourcing and Talent Management will change in the next 10 years

Question

Given the rise in literature which exists on the rise of Generation Y and Generation C (Booz and Co), discuss with examples how the HR activity of Resourcing and Talent Management will change in the next 10 years. Examples may include features such as the change in working expectations, the use of social media and flexible working.

Solution

In the contemporary business environment, one of the most consistent occurence is the existence of temporary, project-based structures existing in the daily work environment.

For example, Manuel Castells states that “…The actual operating unit becomes the project, enacted by a network, rather than individual companies or formal groupings of companies…” In other words, many firms are going through something that could be referred to as project a general development process in which firms to a greater extent focus their operations on projects, project management and various types of project-like structures.  This trend has several implications for traditional ways of thinking when it comes to for example management, organisation, employee relations and contracts. In such a throw- away world, organizations lose important elements of permanence. Throw-away personnel policies, where emphasis is placed on selection and turnover rather than on training and learning. …………………Please click the paypal icon below to receive this assessment for only $10