Human Resource Development and the Internet of Things

TL;DR

This paper explores how the Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming human resource development by expanding communication from human-human to human-thing and thing-thing, requiring new adaptive HRD strategies.

Contribution

It conceptualizes the role of HRD in the IoT era and discusses the implications of IoT's disruptive impact on HR practices.

Findings

IoT expands communication modes beyond human-human interactions.

HRD must adapt to include human-thing and thing-thing interactions.

IoT presents new challenges and opportunities for HR development.

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) is affecting national innovation ecosystems and the approach of organizations to innovation and how they create and capture value in everyday business activities. The Internet of Things (IoT), is disruptive, and it will change the manner in which human resources are developed and managed, calling for a new and adaptive human resource development approach. The Classical Internet communication form is human-human. The prospect of IoT is that every object will have a unique way of identification and can be addressed so that every object can be connected. The communication forms will expand from human-human to human-human, human-thing, and thing-thing. This will bring a new challenge to how Human Resource Development (HRD) is practiced. This paper provides an overview of the Internet of Things and conceptualizes the role of HRD in the age of the Internet of Things. Keywords: