Human Resource Management in Virtual Organizations

Based on environmental changes, especially because of globalization, transformation from the traditional organizations into the new form is critical important issue in today's business world. Further, as human resources are the most important assets of an organization, applying and managing these important resources need to be understood by managers of today's post-industrial organizations (virtual organizations). Thus, this paper attempts to clarify human resource management in virtual organizations. Firstly, by reviewing the relevant literature, various definitions of virtual organization are introduced and its concept is discussed. In the next part, we explain human resource management; and thereafter, we clarify HR activities in a virtual context. Moreover, this paper suggests that electronic human resource management assists HR professionals cope with the new challenges emerging in virtual organizations.