HRM: Human Resources Management

An annotated bibliography is a type of student paper in which reference list entries are followed by a short description of the work.  Each annotation allows your reader to see the relationship of a number of written works to each other and in the context of the topic you've researched.

This annotation could include a summary of the work, an evaluation, and a reflection of how this work "fits" with your research question and other works you've discovered.

An overview of the annotated bibliography - questions to ask yourself:

• What are the qualifications of the author(s)?
• What are the main points of the book or article? 
• What was the purpose of the research?
• Who is the audience? Other scholars? Professionals? 
• Was the book or article published recently enough to still be valid?
• Is this source good for background information? In-depth?
• What is your assessment of the source? Do you agree or disagree?
• What are the limitations of the work?
• How does this resource compare to others on the same topic? What are the similarities and/or differences?
• Did you learn something new from this source that you hadn't thought of or read from another source?

Some topics to consider (compiled from a number of on 2024 HR trends):

• use of AI in the workplace e.g., ChatGPT - policies
• quiet hiring / quiet firing /quiet quitting
• flexible hours - the 4 day work week! 
• work from home; remote work; hybrid work
• employee wellbeing - employee burnout
• mental health
• personalized training
• attract, recruit & retrain 
• DEIB - diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging
• neuro-divergent staff
• skills based hiring (versus requiring academic credentials)