International Journal of Manpower: Volume 43 Issue 2

Guest editorial: Human resource development in the digital age: recent issues and future research directions

Surajit Bag, Lincoln C. Wood

Human resource development 4.0 (HRD 4.0) in the apparel industry of Bangladesh: a theoretical framework and future research directions

Shafiqul Alam, Pavitra Dhamija

The transition from Industry 3.0 to the fourth industrial revolution was a big jump that created a vacuum in many developing countries. Drawing upon institutional theory and…

Developing human capital 4.0 in emerging economies: an industry 4.0 perspective

Rohit Kumar Singh, Soni Agrawal, Sachin Modgil

The present study is an attempt of identifying the human capital skills and HR-related challenges faced by top management in the perspective of industry 4.0 in emerging economies…

Analysing workforce development challenges in the Industry 4.0

Yesim Deniz Ozkan-Ozen, Yigit Kazancoglu

The aim of this paper is to identify and analyse workforce development challenges in the digital age by first, presenting these challenges and relationship between them, and then…

Impact of artificial intelligence on employees working in industry 4.0 led organizations

Nishtha Malik, Shalini Nath Tripathi, Arpan Kumar Kar, Shivam Gupta

This study attempts to develop a practical understanding of the positive and negative employee experiences due to artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and the creation of…

Developing human resource for the digitization of logistics operations: readiness index framework

Anchal Gupta, Rajesh Kr Singh, Shivam Gupta

The purpose of this study is to identify factors that are important for logistics organizations from the perspective of manpower readiness for digitization of logistics…

“Prevention is better than cure”: challenges in engaging employees through gamification

Manish Gupta, Abhishek Behl, YLN Kumar

Gamification, the use of game elements and techniques in the non-game contexts, is gaining popularity among human resources (HR) in an online mode. This paper intertwines the flow…

The role of human resource practices in the implementation of digital transformation

Álvaro Nicolás-Agustín, Daniel Jiménez-Jiménez, Francisco Maeso-Fernandez

Professionals and academics need to know what human resource practices are necessary in this Industry 4.0 environment and digital revolution. This research studies some human…

The role of big data and predictive analytics in the employee retention: a resource-based view

Rupali Singh, Pooja Sharma, Cyril Foropon, H.M. Belal

The authors have attempted to understand how big data and predictive analytics (BDPA) can help retain employees in the organization.

Examining the influence of mindfulness on organizational role stress (ORS): a monitor acceptance theory perspective

Uma Warrier, Cyril Foropon, Melinda Chehimi

The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of mindfulness on organizational role stress (ORS) based on the Monitor Acceptance Theory (MAT) perspective.

Analysing the impact of sustainable human resource management practices and industry 4.0 technologies adoption on employability skills

Manu Sharma, Sunil Luthra, Sudhanshu Joshi, Anil Kumar

The study aims to examine the influence of Sustainable Human Resource Management (SHRM) practices and Industry 4.0 Technologies (I4Te) adoption on the Employability Skills (ES) of…

A study of artificial intelligence on employee performance and work engagement: the moderating role of change leadership

Dewie Tri Wijayati, Zainur Rahman, A’rasy Fahrullah, Muhammad Fajar Wahyudi Rahman, Ika Diyah Candra Arifah, Achmad Kautsar

This paper aims to explore employee perceptions of companies engaged in services and banking of the role of change leadership on the application of artificial intelligence (AI…

Analysis of challenges in sustainable human resource management due to disruptions by Industry 4.0: an emerging economy perspective

Vernika Agarwal, Kaliyan Mathiyazhagan, Snigdha Malhotra, Tarik Saikouk

Sustainable human resource management highlights the importance of the eighth sustainable development goal, “decent work and economic growth”. Thus, the purpose of this study is…

Investigating training effectiveness of public and private banks employees in this digital age: an empirical study

Shahin Akther, Muhammad Sabbir Rahman

The purpose of this study is to examine the pre-training and post-training variables influencing employee training effectiveness in the banking industry in this era of the digital…

The role of organizational culture and voluntariness in the adoption of artificial intelligence for disaster relief operations

Abhishek Behl, Meena Chavan, Kokil Jain, Isha Sharma, Vijay Edward Pereira, Justin Zuopeng Zhang

The study explores the readiness of government agencies to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the efficiency of disaster relief operations (DRO). For understanding the…