A South African perspective on meeting the challenges of increased globalisation, digitalisation and virtualisation as well as the continuous emergence of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR or Industry 4.0) technologies. Follows the human resource (HR) standards formulated by the South African Board for People Practice (SABPP). Aimed at both HR students and already-practising HR practitioners. Contents include the following: • Industry 4.0 and the new world of work • International perspectives on human capital development • Talent management and development • Leadership in the new world of work • HR information systems (HRIS) • HR metrics and analytics • HR service delivery and innovation • HR risk management