In today's unpredictable and rapidly changing business environment, human resource management is more crucial than ever to a company's success. As the “VUCA” world continues to change and evolve, HR practices will continue to transform to adapt to the business environment. As a concept, human resource has been constantly redefined, subjected to countless analyzes and discussions by various theorists and businessmen in order to ascertain why human resource activities are so important and the changes in the business environment that have led to them to be this way.Human resources Management has been defined in the past as: "A whole made up of interconnected, interdependent and interacting physiological, psychological, sociological and ethical components". Human resource acquisition is about getting the best possible candidates for the job, those who have the required skill sets and are a good fit for the organization. This is arguably the most important purpose of HR and proves to be a critical success factor for companies of all sizes. Author and business consultant Jim Collins conducted a study for his book "Good to Great" to discover the difference between a good company and a great company, finding that great leaders "get the right people on the bus first , and then go down the wrong ones." buses and the right people in the right seats” before doing anything else. (Collins, 2001). This shows that hiring the right people is crucial, and therefore this phase must be prioritized and planned with the utmost care. This also helps shape workers to be perfect for the company and ensures that each employee has the correct knowledge and aptitude needed to perform to their best ability. This purpose of HR is particularly important as it ensures that the workforce is as qualified as possible and therefore valuable to the company. HR motivation is similar, however it works on a more individual level as all employees will find motivation and satisfaction from different places. This purpose of HR deals with ensuring that workers are happy in their job role and in the organization, as well as making sure they know what they are working on and why. Motivating employees to work productively and cooperatively leads to a positive workspace which leads to an increase in creativity and ideas, which will prove to be a great competitive advantage over those who are unable to do so. The final function, human resource maintenance, is concerned with ensuring that these working conditions are supported in order to maintain a high level of productivity and creativity, as well as ensuring that the company retains all of its high-quality workers. While the purposes of a good HR system will remain unchanged, there are changes in the environment that are changing the context
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