Human resources management (HRM); is the process of hiring people, training them, developing relevant policies, and developing strategies to retain them. HRM as a field has undergone many changes over the last two decades, giving it an even more important role in today's organizations. HR management is also a strategic and comprehensive approach to managing people, workplace culture and environment. Done well, it enables employees to contribute effectively and productively to the overall company direction and the achievement of the organization's goals and objectives.
For these reasons this book will focus on HRM theory and practices and how it is chanced in twenty-first century especially after the out brake of Covid-19 pandemic.
First of all, examining the studies carried out to date in the field of HR Management is important in terms of understanding this management approach and creating a source book for researchers. So, in the first part of the book, the studies carried out on HR management until today will be discussed and the theoretical infrastructure created will be examined.
In the second part, the impact of twenty-first century social and economic innovations and technological developments on HRM will be examined. Revealing the effects of these developments on social and working life will be useful in revealing and observing the recent changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In the third part, the effect of Covid-19 pandemic on working life will be discussed. The Covid-19 pandemic has deeply affected individual, society and working life. New ways of working, especially those implemented during the pandemic period, continue to be implemented even though the pandemic process has ended. For this reason, it is evaluated that a comprehensive review of the new management and human resources processes that were started to be implemented during the pandemic process and are still being implemented, will contribute to the development of the scientific framework of HR management. This comprehensive review of the process can guide the future of Human Resource Management.
Finally, In the last part, Evaluations regarding the future of HR management will be included. It is evaluated that examining the different HR management strategies implemented by different countries in the last century and during the pandemic process will direct the future and contribute to science.
For this reason, this book will focus on the modern research on HR management theory and practices in different sectors, government interaction with companies, sustainability and digital transformation in HRM.