The future of work post Covid-19: key perceived HR implications of hybrid workplaces in India

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Anju Verma, M. Venkatesan, M. Kumar, J. Verma
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PurposeHuman history observed an arduous time fighting the novel infectious respiratory disease Covid-19 coronavirus, which started in Wuhan, China and spread rapidly across the globe in 2020. Economies and the countries including India around the world experienced dismay with nationwide lockdowns and the fear of the unknowing. The unforeseen circumstances enforced immediate transitions in the organizations' work environment through remote working, digital infrastructure, online collaborations and new ways of interaction. The pandemic altered the workplace trajectories in lasting ways as the employees settled into a new routine of working from home more quickly than imagined. Now, as India and many other countries slowly move beyond the crisis, there exists a need to realize the implications of the pandemic on the workplace and articulate the future of work. This article, therefore, investigates the key perceived benefits and the HR implications of the new and emerging concept of hybrid workplaces and presents an HRM framework for their successful adoption in India. The findings may prove crucial in framing new workplace norms and shaping them. Moreover, this research would provide practitioners, policymakers, business leaders and HR professionals insights about the need to review the existing workplaces and successfully roll out hybrid work models in accordance with HR strategies.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology of Systematic Review of Literature (SLR) was adopted to study the key perceived benefits and the HR implications of hybrid workplaces.FindingsThe findings of the study would help business leaders, HR professionals, policymakers and researchers in developing HR policies and approaches for the adoption of the hybrid workplace as they chart the path toward the post-pandemic future.Research limitations/implicationsThe study stresses the HR implications of the future of work as the hybrid workplace paradigm evolves. The approach is explorative and would require quantitative validation in different sectors and countries.Originality/valueThe study makes a direct link between the hybrid workplaces and the impetus for the transformation of HR strategies. It also examines the changing role of the human resources (HR) functions and professionals after the pandemic.
新冠肺炎后工作的未来:印度混合工作场所对人力资源的关键影响
目的人类历史见证了抗击新型传染性呼吸道疾病新冠肺炎冠状病毒的艰难时期,该疾病始于中国武汉,并于2020年在全球迅速传播。世界各地的经济体和包括印度在内的国家都对全国封锁和对未知情况的恐惧感到沮丧。不可预见的情况迫使组织的工作环境通过远程工作、数字基础设施、在线合作和新的互动方式立即转变。疫情以持久的方式改变了工作场所的轨迹,因为员工比想象中更快地适应了在家工作的新习惯。现在,随着印度和许多其他国家慢慢摆脱危机,有必要认识到疫情对工作场所的影响,并阐明工作的未来。因此,本文调查了新出现的混合工作场所概念的关键感知利益和人力资源影响,并为其在印度的成功采用提供了人力资源管理框架。这些发现可能对制定新的工作场所规范和塑造这些规范至关重要。此外,这项研究将为从业者、政策制定者、商业领袖和人力资源专业人士提供关于审查现有工作场所并根据人力资源战略成功推出混合工作模式的必要性的见解。设计/方法/方法采用文献系统综述(SLR)的方法来研究混合工作场所的关键感知效益和人力资源影响。发现这项研究的发现将有助于商业领袖、人力资源专业人士、政策制定者和研究人员制定人力资源政策和方法,以采用混合工作场所,为疫情后的未来规划道路。研究局限性/含义随着混合工作场所范式的发展,该研究强调了未来工作对人力资源的影响。这种方法是探索性的,需要在不同部门和国家进行定量验证。独创性/价值本研究将混合工作场所与人力资源战略转型的动力直接联系起来。它还考察了疫情后人力资源职能和专业人员角色的变化。
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CiteScore
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自引率
9.70%
发文量
28
期刊介绍: ■Competence-based management development ■Developing leadership skills ■Developing women for management ■Global management ■The new technology of management development The Journal of Management Development draws together the thinking and research relating to the role played by managers in their immediate environment, and the ways in which they can widen their responsibilities to take on larger roles. Many companies now appreciate that investment in management development helps to reduce costs, increase sales and improve productivity - so it"s well worth investigating.
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