During the past 50+ years, the responsibilities of the human resource management profession have changed. Based on the provided resources (and others you might wish to use), share your thoughts about:
• The differences between the past and current roles in this profession,
• How and why the roles have changed,
• What might the future hold for the field of HRM, and
• How might you envision and prepare for a future career in the HRM field?
References:
Ulrich, D. (1997). Judge me more by my future than by my past. Human Resource Management, 36(1), 5-8.
Rubis, L., Mirza, P., Fox, A., Shea, T., & Moss, D. (2005). 10 changes that rocked HR. HR Magazine, 23, 36-42.
Grossman, R. J. (2007). New competencies for HR. HRMagazine, 52(6), 1-5.
Dutch, M. (2013). A symbiotic framework of human resources, organizational strategy and culture. Amity Global Business Review, 8, 9-14.
Fratricova, J., & Rudy, J (2013). Get strategic human resource management really strategic: Strategic HRM in practice. Human Resource Management, 52(6), 899-9
Rotich, K. J. (2015). History, evolution, and development of human resource management: A contemporary perspective. Global Journal of Human Resource Management, 3(3), 58-73.
Heathfield, S. (2021). The new roles of human resources professionals. Retrieved 11/20/2021 at: https://www.thebalancecareers.com/the-new-roles-of-the-human-resources-professional-1918352
