Chapter 13: Future Trends and Opportunities in HR 5.0: The Road Ahead

Focusing on trends and future opportunities, this research explores in an unprecedented way the subject of HR 5.0 within the framework of the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0). It seeks to shed light on how, if so determined, advanced technologies revolutionize human resource (HR) functions, such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and big data, and hence on how organizations are required to evolve accordingly. These advanced technologies have brought about a change in the forms of human labor and occurrence of the human skill supply, drawing attention to the urgent need for such skills like emotional intelligence, creativity, and creation of moderately complex problem-solving abilities. This research results-analyzed under two future scenarios, about the need for HR strategies to positively adjust so as to be in place for humans and machines to collaboratively explore their impactful horizons. This study may provide direction to HR leaders who wish to navigate this highly technical landscape in search of an agile workforce prepared to face the future.