• Dr. T. Sudha Singh
• Dilan Moorjani
• Dhruv Raikanti

This paper presents a foundational analysis of disruptive innovation (DI), a transformative force reshaping industries worldwide. Drawing from academic literature and numerical data, it traces the origins and development of DI theory with an emphasis on Clayton Christensen’s contributions. The study clarifies how business model innovation often plays a more critical role than technological breakthroughs in enabling lasting disruptive change. DI’s main characteristics, its process orientation, initial simplicity, affordability, and targeting of underserved segments are outlined, and it is set apart from conventional technological progress forms such as sustaining, incremental, and radical innovations. The review also examines established typologies of disruption, including low-end, new-market, and market-creating, to highlight the diversity of DI’s impact. Theoretical frameworks, such as Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations and the effects of network dynamics, are examined to understand better how disruptive changes emerge and spread across sectors. A significant section is devoted to the evolving role of Human Resource Management (HRM) in response to these disruptions, including the imperative adoption of agile methodologies, digital technologies, and comprehensive workforce upskilling and reskilling initiatives. The paper highlights Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a key technology shaping HRM, focusing on its impact in areas such as workforce planning and talent acquisition. Ethical dimensions, particularly the challenges of algorithmic bias and ensuring fairness in recruitment, are also considered. In conclusion, the analysis explores how HRM leaders can build organisational resilience and design effective talent strategies that adapt to rapid market change. Through these integrated approaches, companies can foster a future-ready workforce prepared to navigate ongoing industry transformation.

Disruptive Innovation, Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM), Digital Transformation, Organizational Agility, Artificial Intelligence in HRM

"STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE ERA OF DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 8, page no.106-114, August-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRHC06013.pdf

"STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE ERA OF DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 8, page no. pp106-114, August-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRHC06013.pdf