Payal Kumar is Professor and Chair (HR/OB); and Associate Dean, International Relations at BML Munjal University, India.Anirudh Agrawal is Associate Professor at FLAME University, India and researcher at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.Pawan Budhwar is Associate Pro Vice Chancellor International (India); and Joint Director, Aston India Centre for Applied Research, Aston University, England.

"A fast-forward into the future of human resource management and technology. Artificial intelligence, digital competencies, gig economy, digital reverse mentoring, employer branding and organizational design are the topics covered and highly relevant for the new world of HRM. A highly recommended read!"

• Foreword; Professor Chris RowleyPart One. Conceptual and historical frameworks Chapter 1. Futuristic organizational design: The role of technological imperative in defining the changing nature of structure, coordination and people practices; Tomislav Hernaus, Aleša Saša Sitar & Ana Aleksić Mirić Chapter 2. A polycentric network forming digital competencies for the future; Margit Neisig & Uffe K Hansen Chapter 3. HRM 4.0 and the shifting landscape of employer branding; Sujo Thomas, Sonal Kureshi, Susmita Suggala, and Valerie Mendonca Chapter 4. Opportunities and barriers in the practice of human resource analytics; Tobias Rex, Sudeshna Bhattacharya, Kanimozhi Narayanan and Pawan Budhwar Part Two. HRM 4.0: Practice, Strategy and PolicyChapter 5. Gig Economy, 4IR and Artificial Intelligence: Rethinking Strategic HRM; Ashish Malik, Pawan Budhwar and N R Srikanth Chapter 6. Digital Reverse Mentoring As A Strategic HRM Tool: Case Study Of An Indian Firm; Nimruji Jammulamadaka Chapter 7. Influence of Artificial Intelligence on Work, People and the Firm: A Multi-industry Perspective; Richa Saxena, Yogesh Kumar Chapter 8. Country-level comparison of Industry 4.0 in Germany, South Korea and the United States: Policy implications for India; Anirudh Agrawal, Payal Kumar & Ashish Tyagi  Chapter 9. Opinion: Will the pandemic bring HRM 4.0 closer to home?; Samrat Choudhary

Payal Kumar is Professor and Chair (HR/OB); and Associate Dean, International Relations at BML Munjal University, India.Anirudh Agrawal is Associate Professor at FLAME University, India and researcher at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.Pawan Budhwar is Associate Pro Vice Chancellor International (India); and Joint Director, Aston India Centre for Applied Research, Aston University, England.

"A fast-forward into the future of human resource management and technology. Artificial intelligence, digital competencies, gig economy, digital reverse mentoring, employer branding and organizational design are the topics covered and highly relevant for the new world of HRM. A highly recommended read!"

• Foreword; Professor Chris RowleyPart One. Conceptual and historical frameworks Chapter 1. Futuristic organizational design: The role of technological imperative in defining the changing nature of structure, coordination and people practices; Tomislav Hernaus, Aleša Saša Sitar & Ana Aleksić Mirić Chapter 2. A polycentric network forming digital competencies for the future; Margit Neisig & Uffe K Hansen Chapter 3. HRM 4.0 and the shifting landscape of employer branding; Sujo Thomas, Sonal Kureshi, Susmita Suggala, and Valerie Mendonca Chapter 4. Opportunities and barriers in the practice of human resource analytics; Tobias Rex, Sudeshna Bhattacharya, Kanimozhi Narayanan and Pawan Budhwar Part Two. HRM 4.0: Practice, Strategy and PolicyChapter 5. Gig Economy, 4IR and Artificial Intelligence: Rethinking Strategic HRM; Ashish Malik, Pawan Budhwar and N R Srikanth Chapter 6. Digital Reverse Mentoring As A Strategic HRM Tool: Case Study Of An Indian Firm; Nimruji Jammulamadaka Chapter 7. Influence of Artificial Intelligence on Work, People and the Firm: A Multi-industry Perspective; Richa Saxena, Yogesh Kumar Chapter 8. Country-level comparison of Industry 4.0 in Germany, South Korea and the United States: Policy implications for India; Anirudh Agrawal, Payal Kumar & Ashish Tyagi  Chapter 9. Opinion: Will the pandemic bring HRM 4.0 closer to home?; Samrat Choudhary

Payal Kumar is Professor and Chair (HR/OB); and Associate Dean, International Relations at BML Munjal University, India.Anirudh Agrawal is Associate Professor at FLAME University, India and researcher at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.Pawan Budhwar is Associate Pro Vice Chancellor International (India); and Joint Director, Aston India Centre for Applied Research, Aston University, England.

"A fast-forward into the future of human resource management and technology. Artificial intelligence, digital competencies, gig economy, digital reverse mentoring, employer branding and organizational design are the topics covered and highly relevant for the new world of HRM. A highly recommended read!"

• Foreword; Professor Chris RowleyPart One. Conceptual and historical frameworks Chapter 1. Futuristic organizational design: The role of technological imperative in defining the changing nature of structure, coordination and people practices; Tomislav Hernaus, Aleša Saša Sitar & Ana Aleksić Mirić Chapter 2. A polycentric network forming digital competencies for the future; Margit Neisig & Uffe K Hansen Chapter 3. HRM 4.0 and the shifting landscape of employer branding; Sujo Thomas, Sonal Kureshi, Susmita Suggala, and Valerie Mendonca Chapter 4. Opportunities and barriers in the practice of human resource analytics; Tobias Rex, Sudeshna Bhattacharya, Kanimozhi Narayanan and Pawan Budhwar Part Two. HRM 4.0: Practice, Strategy and PolicyChapter 5. Gig Economy, 4IR and Artificial Intelligence: Rethinking Strategic HRM; Ashish Malik, Pawan Budhwar and N R Srikanth Chapter 6. Digital Reverse Mentoring As A Strategic HRM Tool: Case Study Of An Indian Firm; Nimruji Jammulamadaka Chapter 7. Influence of Artificial Intelligence on Work, People and the Firm: A Multi-industry Perspective; Richa Saxena, Yogesh Kumar Chapter 8. Country-level comparison of Industry 4.0 in Germany, South Korea and the United States: Policy implications for India; Anirudh Agrawal, Payal Kumar & Ashish Tyagi  Chapter 9. Opinion: Will the pandemic bring HRM 4.0 closer to home?; Samrat Choudhary