The Future Mission of HR

Name: The Future Mission of HR
ISBN: 9787121347993

唐秋勇Publishing House of Electronics Industry · ChinaOct 2020

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Word count: 177K words
Chapters: 33
ISBN: 9787121347993

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Summary

This book examines the future mission of human resource management from the perspectives of the business environment and organizational change, exploring joint intelligence, innovation, adaptability, and empowerment. It offers distinctive thinking on these issues, integrating forward-looking and strategic global HR management models and practices, and uses diverse perspectives to analyze typical cases of reference value. It comprehensively and deeply introduces the future mission of HR managers: cultivating the soil for innovation, enhancing organizational adaptability, strengthening the joint intelligence of teams, giving the workplace a stronger employer brand, and helping organizations maximally perceive potential change factors—ultimately promoting the transformation and development of the entire organization in an era of great change through the implementation of HR management reform.

Editor's review

The Future Mission of HR is not another how-to manual on human resource management techniques but a strategic manifesto standing at the crossroads of an era of change. With keen observation honed over years in the industry, Tang Qiuyong systematically analyzes the profound crises and boundless opportunities facing traditional HR management models under the impact of digitalization and the AI wave. The book's core value lies in moving beyond the functional narrative of the "six modules" and repositioning HR as "organizational designer" and "talent ecosystem builder," emphasizing a fundamental shift from control to empowerment and from administration to strategy. The author argues that future HR professionals must master data thinking and be able to quantify the return on human capital investment; must understand business logic and become strategic partners to business units; and, more importantly, must possess design thinking to shape organizational forms that inspire creativity and agile response. The book's discussion of cutting-edge topics such as "talent experience," "algorithmic bias," and "human-machine collaboration" combines forward-looking international perspectives with local Chinese organizational practice, offering HR practitioners caught in confusion and anxiety a clear roadmap for transformation and a firm sense of professional value. Reading this book, you will gain not only an understanding of future trends but also the courage and insight to redefine your own professional mission.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Senior practitioners seeking to transition from traditional administrative HR to strategic business partners
Executives and entrepreneurs who wish to redesign their organizations to meet future challenges
Management scholars and consultants interested in organizational behavior and future work models
Undergraduate and graduate students in human resource management and business administration seeking to expand their understanding of industry frontiers

Not a good fit for

Beginners seeking only ready-to-use operational templates for recruitment, performance evaluation, compensation, and similar tasks
Readers who believe human resource management is merely an administrative support function and need not concern itself with technology or strategy

Reading tips

It is recommended to first read quickly through the first three chapters to establish an overall framework for the history of HR role evolution and future challenges
While reading, question and reflect on the "future mission" proposed in the book in light of your own company or industry, and try to draft preliminary action plans
Pay special attention to the book's discussion of "data-driven" and "human-centered design" as seemingly contradictory yet necessarily integrated approaches—this is the core tension and art of future HR work

About the publisher

Publishing House of Electronics Industry China · Founded in 1982

The Publishing House of Electronics Industry is a comprehensive publisher distinguished by its focus on electronic information and related fields. Judging from the more than 3,000 titles in its catalogue, its publishing covers programming and design, artificial intelligence, computer science, finance and economics, photography, and social sciences, attending both to cutting-edge technology and to general readers. Representative titles include Factor Investing: Methods and Practice, x86 Assembly Language: From Real Mode to Protected Mode, The RISC-V Reader, Artificial Intelligence: Speech Recognition, Understanding and Practice, Phased Array Radar Technology, Radar Target Characteristics, and 100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them, most of which centre on technical methods and engineering practice. Its authors include Shi Chuan, Li Zhong, Wang Xiaobo, David Patterson, Andrew Waterman, and Yu Zihao, among others from China and abroad. Owing to limited public information, no further publishing features are elaborated here.

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作者简介
前言
第一部分商业环境篇：斗转星移，“礼崩乐坏”
1 超竞争：消失的地平线
2 细分垄断：从正态到幂律
3 重构未来商业新思维
4 从跨越鸿沟到尖锋脉冲
5 新融合和新物种：未来商业全新生态
6 反熵增：从热力学到组织管理
第二部分组织与管理篇：若入迷雾，请携明灯
7 迷雾重重的VUCA时代
8 组织智商复杂性：组合模型胜过单个模型
9 利用组织智商，赢得未来
第三部分创新篇：奇思妙想，革故鼎新
10 创新之路：揭开偶然与必然之秘
11 创新的深层逻辑
12 感知正在生成的未来——上帝如何设计
第四部分适应力篇：物竞天择，适者生存
13 狂飙突进时代的解忧丸
14 适应力的四个阶梯：从侏罗纪的恐龙到墨西哥的臭鼬
15 为谁准备空椅子
16 重返王阳明“心学”
第五部分雇主品牌篇：百舸争流，蓄势而发
17 看不见的引力场
18 雇主品牌DNA
19 顶级雇主品牌思维的不败奥秘
20 品牌即感知：创造独特的人才体验
21 常青：雇主品牌的生命力
第六部分人力资源管理者的星辰与大海
22 从阿喀琉斯之踵到前进的澎湃原动力
23 达摩克利斯之剑和人力资源管理者的光荣与梦想
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FAQ

How is this book different from other books on the future trends of HR on the market?

This book focuses more on the philosophical and management fundamentals of "mission" and "value reshaping" rather than simply listing technology application scenarios. It explores in depth how HR can uphold and upgrade its humanistic core amid the tide of technology, and its strategic perspective is more prominent.

Will managers without an HR background benefit from reading this book?

Very much so. This book is essentially about "how to build a future-oriented organization," which is precisely the core responsibility of every manager. It helps managers understand the strategic value of human resource work, enabling them to collaborate more effectively with HR departments and jointly drive organizational evolution.

Are the book's views too idealistic to be implemented in traditional enterprises?

While presenting forward-looking views, the author also offers thoughts on phased evolutionary paths and identifies potential resistance and response strategies during change. It is more like a compass pointing the direction than a blueprint to be copied exactly; its value lies in inspiring thinking and shifting mindsets so that feasible breakthroughs can be found in reality.

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About the author

唐秋勇 Author

Tang Qiuyong is a Chinese author who writes on human resource management. Publicly available information about him is limited, and no clear account of his personal background or professional identity has been recorded. Four of his works are included in the collection: A Brief History of the Future of HR, The Future Mindset of HR, The Future Mission of HR, and Activating Corporate Values: The Ultimate Power of Organizations, all classified under management. As the titles suggest, his writing focuses on future trends in human resources, the renewal of thinking, and the activation of organizational values, combining a forward-looking perspective with practical concern. His books address business managers and HR practitioners, seeking to offer ideas for organizational and talent management amid a changing environment, and are suitable for readers interested in the evolution of human resource management and the building of organizational culture.