People Management: A Perspective On The Challenges And Benefits Of The Application Of Virtual And Augmented Reality In Organizations
Keywords:
Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, People managemen.Abstract
As a competitive advantage, new technologies are increasingly impacting most businesses and are being
progressively applied in several areas, including Human Resource Management (HRM). Virtual Reality
(VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are innovative technologies with guaranteed potential in various
fields, such as entertainment, health, education and industry. They emerge as emerging tools with
numerous applicability to different sectors of activity due to their ability to simulate real environments,
involving and interactivity, being promising tools to support HRM processes. The objective of this
article is to analyze how companies use VR and AR technologies to improve their organizational
processes, especially in the area of people management, based on an understanding of the
characteristics of the organizations involved. Methodologically, this study was carried out based on
bibliographical and documentary research. As for the investigation methods, the qualitative, exploratory
study and the multiple case study method were used, through interviews with managers. The work
brings understanding about the evolution of applied technology in the organizational environment, its
impact on the organizational strategy and how it connects with the competence development process.
The main contribution of the study was to show that VR and AR tools have been used in the
organizational scope, showing themselves as a rejected resource, capable of keeping up with
technological innovations and organizational ness, in addition to exploring the need to think about ways
to apply such innovations in People Management processes.