Featured Paper: Human resource management and the COVID-19 crisis (2021)
: To identify the unknown challenges and unusual decisions HR had to make during the peak of the pandemic. Key Findings :
: Research from SHRM highlighted that 53% of large organizations saw increased quit rates in 2021, prompting a major shift in how HR approaches retention and hybrid work. Human Resources(2021)
One of the most significant academic contributions that year was by Gigauri (2021), published in the International Journal of Mobile Computing and Multimedia Communications and archived on PubMed Central (PMC) .
: Published by HR.com , this study found that organizations with a positive "human experience" (engagement, belonging, and inspiration) saw twice the innovation and 25% higher profits. Featured Paper: Human resource management and the COVID-19
This comprehensive review explores how the pandemic fundamentally shook organizational structures and forced HR practitioners to find ingenious solutions for business continuity.
: HR practitioners were viewed as "first responders," moving from administrative roles to responsive change agents. : Published by HR
: A study by Dutta (2021) titled "Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment" became a key reference for how HR departments began automating talent acquisition during the remote hiring surge. Human resource management and the COVID-19 crisis - PMC