Managing the digitally-savvy workforce: Human Resource Management in an evolving digital landscape

Éditeurs invités

  • Sanjay Singh, University of Dundee
  • Sateesh Shet, Northumbria University
  • Tanya Bondarouk, The University of Twente
  • Paresha Sinha, University of Waikato
  • James Duggan, Cork University Business School

Synthèse

This special issue addresses how Human Resource Management must evolve to effectively manage a workforce that is digitally fluent, technology-enabled, and deeply embedded in digital ecosystems. As organizations undergo digital transformation, a new type of employee has emerged with distinct expectations around flexibility, autonomy, continuous learning, and meaningful digital interactions. The integration of emerging technologies like AI, machine learning, and HR analytics is reshaping traditional HR functions including recruitment, performance management, and employee development.

The special issue identifies critical gaps in understanding how HRM can strategically align with and support digitally-savvy employees while addressing emerging challenges. Key concerns include digital wellbeing and burnout, ethical surveillance, algorithmic fairness, and digital inequality. The editors seek research that explores workforce planning for digital roles, work design for technology-mediated environments, and HRM frameworks that balance technological innovation with human-centric values.

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Thèmes proposés

  • Strategic workforce planning for digital talent needs and skills gaps
  • Work design for digital flexibility, autonomy, and remote/hybrid work arrangements
  • Emerging digital technologies (AI, machine learning, blockchain, virtual reality) transforming HR functions
  • Talent acquisition and employer branding for digitally-savvy employees
  • Performance management in tech-driven environments and algorithmic evaluation
  • Employee engagement and experience in digital workspaces
  • Digital fatigue, techno-stress, and well-being challenges
  • Ethics, privacy, and surveillance in digital HR practices
  • Inclusion, equity, and accessibility in digital HR systems
  • Work-life integration and boundary blurring in always-connected settings