Authors: Konstantinos Mantzaris, Barbara Myloni

Title: What HR Professionals in Greece Believe About the Future of HRM

Abstract

Human Resources (HR) professionals face a series of challenges and dilemmas while technology and automation applications appear in workplaces. These unprecedented changes affect all areas of Human Resources Management (HRM). Globalized competition leads professionals to undesired decisions, as using a machine instead of a human can be more efficient for an organization. The purpose of this article was to investigate the trends and potential options among organizations operating in Greece to create a framework of HRM rules that reinstates and strengthens human contribution and utility in the new era. Fourteen HR professionals currently working in HRM departments of organizations in Greece were surveyed regarding both qualitative open-ended and quantitative questions. Subsequently, a thematic analysis was conducted on the seven HRM sections, such as Personnel Planning and Recruitment, Training and Development, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, and Management of Employee Relations and Culture. Findings indicate that coexistence of humans and machines is vital to the sustainability and societal balance of an enterprise. HR professionals are responsible for the reform and development of human capital, giving people the values that they deserve, while rationally exploiting machines.