Human resources management: Some new directions

The theory, research, and practice of Human Resource Manage I,lent (HRM) ha s evolved considerably over the past century, and experienced a major trans formation in form and function primarily within the past two decades, Drive n by a number of significant internal and external environmental forces, HR M has progressed from a largely maintenance function, with little if any bo ttom line impact, to what many scholars and practitioners today regard as t he source of sustained competitive ach advantage for organizations operatin g in a global economy. In this 25th anniversary Yearly Review issue, we con duct a less comprehensive and more focused review of the field of HRM. In d oing so, we attempt to articulate some key concepts and issues that can be productively integrated with HRM to provide some interesting and important directions for future work, and consider ways to bridge the gap between the science and practice of HRM, (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights res erved.