Human resource management in Taiwan: a future perspective

A competitive advantage through people is well recognized. Human resource management with particular emphases on human resource planning and human resource information systems is examined. Major research findings include that a shift of human resource management focus is envisaged over the next five years, with human resource planning as a dominant future concern; analysis of annual human resource supply significantly contributes to the success of human resource planning; investment in an information system will be more oriented to planning and decision support in the future. Descriptive suggestions from respondents indicated that training and development, information sharing, career planning and management, appropriate laws and systems, and organization development are the top five areas for future improvements.