COVID-19 and the new forms of employment relationship: implications and insights for human resource development

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorHamouche, Salima
dc.contributor.authorChabani, Zakariya
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-10T13:25:55Z
dc.date.available2021-08-10T13:25:55Z
dc.date.copyright© 2021
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionThis article is not available at CUD collection. The version of scholarly record of this article is published in Industrial and Commercial Training (2021), available online at: https://doi.org/10.1108/ICT-11-2020-0112en_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The labor market has witnessed the increase of the new forms of employment relationship (freelancers, contingent workers, and gig workers) due to the COVID-19 outbreak, generating new workforce patterns that represent a significant challenge for human resource development (HRD) professionals in organizations. Studies that have addressed these new forms of employment relationship and HRD during this pandemic are sparse. This paper aims to broaden the scope of HRD research by exploring the implications of these new forms of employment relationship for HRD in the time of COVID-19. It also provides insights for HRD professionals as well as governments into how to address this challenge. Design/methodology/approach: This paper is a viewpoint that addresses the new workforce patterns generated by the COVID-19 pandemic and their implications for HRD at the organizational, individual and national levels. Findings: COVID-19 sheds light on the importance of atypical workers who can create a competitive advantage for organizations, ensure their continuity and significantly benefit national and societal well-being in times of health crisis. However, these atypical workers are often overlooked when it comes to training and development. Whence the importance, for HRD professionals and governments, to address their situation and to integrate them into organizational and national HRD plans and programs, by going beyond traditional models of HRD which focus mainly on standard employees. Originality/value: This paper examines a relatively unexplored topic. Besides examining the implications of the new forms of employment relationship, for HRD, it provides insights for HRD professionals and governments into how to address the challenges related to these new forms of employment relationship. © 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHamouche, S. & Chabani, Z. (2021). COVID-19 and the new forms of employment relationship: implications and insights for human resource development. Industrial and Commercial Training, 53(4), 366-379. doi:10.1108/ICT-11-2020-0112en_US
dc.identifier.issn00197858
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/ICT-11-2020-0112
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/420
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Group Holdings Ltd.en_US
dc.relationAuthors Affiliations : Hamouche, S., Faculty of Management, Canadian University of Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Chabani, Z., Faculty of Management, Canadian University of Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIndustrial and Commercial Training;
dc.rightsThis article is © Emerald Publishing Limited and permission has been granted for this version to appear here (https://repository.cud.ac.ae/). Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Publishing Limited.
dc.rights.holder© 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited.
dc.subjectAtypical worken_US
dc.subjectContingent workersen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectFreelancersen_US
dc.subjectGig economyen_US
dc.subjectHuman resource development (HRD)en_US
dc.titleCOVID-19 and the new forms of employment relationship: implications and insights for human resource developmenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Access Instruction 420.pdf
Size:
62.61 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download

Collections

Human Resource Management