Human Resource Forthcoming Scenarios in the ICT Industry Focusing on Economic and Social Factors

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Associate Professor, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University. Tehran. Iran

2 Assistant Professor – Tehran University - Faculty of Management - Tehran- Iran

3 Ph.D. student - Allameh Tabataba'i University- Faculty of Management and Accounting - Department of business Management

Abstract

Futurography and converting probable alternative scenarios in the field of future human resource in the ICT industry comprises the main objective of this research. Documentary and survey methods are employed in the first step and then, analytical and exploratory methods of futurology are used. Having studied related literature, the researchers identified the main trends affecting the future of human resource. Afterwards, the unpredictability and impact of each trend on the human resource of the ICT industry were measured through a questionnaire. The most important trends and scenarios were derived by Schwartz method and the narratives of the scenarios were analyzed by the content analysis of semi-structured interviews with IT and HR professionals. This research innovatively identified the future trends and visualized the situation of future human resource situations of this industry. Finally, the likely future of human resource in the ICT industry is outlined in digital, spotted and flaky scenarios.

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Journal of Research in Human Resources Management
Volume 11, Issue 3 - Serial Number 37
December 2019
Pages 125-156

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  • Receive Date: 18 February 2019
  • Revise Date: 20 August 2019
  • Accept Date: 25 August 2019

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