Workforce Management in Information Age
Journal Title: Asian Journal of Management Sciences and Education - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
In information age of cloud based workforce management, capitalizing on automated workforce management and optimization solutions, management is free to concentrate on higher strategic business issues. Additionally, information age makes utter changes in workforce management practices encompassing all aspects of managing the complete workforce lifecycle. Haven’t we travelled a long journey? How the journey has been from the very beginning, folds reflective enigmas of workforce management. It has evolved continually adapting to the needs of changing times. What were the workforce management practices of preceding ages, and what were the underneath values. How all this depicts the prevalent principles and how these reflected in the practice of one age and the other is sought after in this paper. This paper analyses the four ages of civilization – hunter and gatherers (foragers), agrarians, industrial and information for workforce management functions with the lens of evolution. The paper intends to understand the evolutionary pattern of workforce management in order to align the practices in line with need of the day, and find a path to understand the future maneuver in approach and practice.
Authors and Affiliations
Arun Kuma, Priyadarshani Singh
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