ROLE OF HR IN THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
According to Adina Tarry (2018), within last four hundred years Industrial Revolution has taken place in four major stages. The first revolution was inventing steam powered machines in 1789. The second is Electricity enabling mass product in 1890. The third is IT and electronic revolution in 1969. At present we are in the fourth Digital Revolution which has immensely changed the world in the areas of Artificial Intelligent, Bio Technology and Internet of Things. The fourth Industrial Revolution has changed whole world including Human Resource Management. Prior to 1980s Human Resource Management was called as Personnel Management which included recruitment and giving responsibilities. But as a result of 4th Industrial Revolution HR has shifted to a major change and initiated more strategic and technological responsibilities. These responsibilities are based on the external pressures such as globalization, technology and changes in values and beliefs.