Human Resource Management

People and Organizations: Exploring the Challenges in Human Resource Management at the XIV SINGEP

Leaders:

• Roberto Lima Ruas – Postgraduate Program in Administration and Postgraduate Program in Project Management at Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE).
• Luciano Ferreira da Silva – Postgraduate Program in Project Management and Postgraduate Program in Administration at Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE).
• Rosa Almeida Freitas Albuquerque – Full Professor at the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) and PhD from the Postraduate Program in Administration at Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE).
• Luciana Viel Gomes – Postgraduate Program in Project Management at Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE).

We are experiencing a structural and paradigmatic shift in the organizational environment driven by two interdependent phenomena: instability and conflict in international political and trade relations, and the diffusion of digital transformation. This context has increased market complexity and shifted the focus of value creation from physical and financial assets to intangibles such as data, knowledge, algorithms, and innovation.

Organizations have responded to these contemporary challenges by advancing digital transformation and undertaking structural reconfiguration. These changes aim to enhance agility and enable the repositioning of portfolios. At the same time, these conditions have imposed a paradigmatic shift on human resource management, redefining not only its practices but also the role of human work in value creation.

In light of these technological and socioeconomic changes, the field of Human Resource Management must adapt to address key questions such as:

• How are Human Resource Management practices being modified to respond to the context of uncertainty and digital transformation?
• What characteristics of Human Resource Management strategies and policies are most frequent in the contemporary environment?
• What are the main evidences of change in organizational behavior given the stability related to the dynamics of agility and innovation?
• Which Human Resource Management instruments enhance innovation, resilience and the ability to transform organizational behavior?
• How do algorithm-based behavioral tools and predictive analytics affect people’s autonomy and agency in digitized organizations?
• Which leadership profiles/competences are best suited to the volatility, ambiguity and uncertainty that characterize the current environment?
• What is the role of adaptive competences development as a mechanism for sustainable competitive advantage in the current uncertain environment?
• How to redesign evaluation, remuneration and recognition systems to value continuous learning, experimentation and collaboration?
• How do Human Resource Management curricula in higher education dialogue with transformations in environments of uncertainty and digitalization?
• What kind of innovative pedagogies are capable of generating meaningful learning in line with the contemporary demands of digital transformation?
• What research methods are appropriate to investigate dynamic and emerging phenomena in Human Resource Management?

In light of these questions, the XIV SINGEP encourages submissions that explore these challenges from diverse perspectives and methodological approaches, whether through empirical or theoretical studies, involving qualitative and/or quantitative data.

We seek research that advances academic knowledge while also offering practical contributions for managers and policymakers. In this sense, we invite the academic community to engage in this discussion, fostering the exchange of ideas that can drive new perspectives and strategic solutions for the future of business.

Submissions in the Human Resource Management track of the XIV SINGEP may address, but are not limited to, the following themes:

1 – Impacts of the environment of uncertainty and digital transformation on Human Resource Management strategies and practices
2 – Organizational behavior in contexts of transformation
3 – Leadership in the environment of uncertainty
4 – Knowledge, competences and learning
5 – Teaching and Research in Human Resource Management
6 – Motivation and Engagement in Digital Environments

Submit your article and contribute to the advancement of Human Resource Management at the intersection of theory and practice!