Olajumoke Adeosun-Familoni

(Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria)

 

 

Abstract: The global trend in virtual organizations and the global village has forced organizations to manage personnel across several locations. The new trend in human resource management calls for an adaptation of new trends in managing personnel across the globe. The paper examines the traditional human capital practices in Africa in comparison to the contemporary practices in human capital management in a global world with the recommendations for the role of leadership in ensuring the human capital needs meets the trends and needs of the global world. Human resource practices if properly channeled can have a high impact on organizations performances.

 

 

Key words: human capital; challenges; practices; global trends

 

JEL codes: O150