Virtual organizations are changing how HR operates due to factors like rapid technological changes, globalization, and talent shortages. HR trends in virtual organizations include short-term jobs requiring employees who are self-guided, knowledgeable about procedures, effective communicators, and adaptable. Selecting the right employees is crucial, as they must be able to work effectively in a virtual setting. Successful virtual teams can increase productivity if HR ensures members and leaders are properly selected and trained to work together remotely.

1. Virtual Organizations
and
HR Trends
By – Tushar Bangani

6. HR Trends:-
The business world is changing at bullet-train
speed technology, the global economy, increasing
regulatory scrutiny, the looming talent crisis, the
recognition that mental illness is dramatically
affecting the workplace. All these are having a
huge impact on HR profession.

10. Virtual organization and HR trends
1. Recruitment is conducted under time pressure and
requires high performance expectations.
2. Both human capital (knowing one’s job) and social
capital (knowing each other) become linked.
3. Social relationships do not require much stability.
4. Workplace is variable because there is high need
for readiness to be mobilized at any moment.
5. Value of idleness is shown in terms of learning by
watching what others do.
6. Master apprentice relationships and craft based
learning become significant.

11. The major HR issues involved in a
Virtual Organization are
• Job is of short term. This requires virtual organizations a
heavy investment to create systems and staffing structures.
• The employee selection is a very crucial area in virtual
organization. The reason being people have to work in a
virtual set up. Hence, there are certain requirements need
to be met to work in virtual organizations.
The important ones are:
1. Self-guided and motivated because employees are left to
‘do their own thing’
2. Knowledgeable about the organizational procedures
3. An effective communicator
4. Adaptable
5. Familiarity with the job
6. Result-oriented

12. Conclusion
Virtual teams have a promising future in organizations seeking to
leverage the strengths of their globally dispersed workforces.
Successful virtual teams can increase productivity, lower
operating costs and speed the time to market. Virtual team
member and leaders, however, face unique challenges when
compared with conventional work teams. HR and talent
management professionals can foster the success of virtual
teams in their organizations by:
1. Participating in the selection process of virtual team members
and leaders by assessing virtual team fit.
2. Ensuring the selection of virtual leaders who possess the right
combination of communication skills and business acumen.
3. Offering training programs designed to keep virtual teams up-
to-date with the appropriate technology and to fill identified
skill gaps.