By Nurul Iffah Ghazali & Nurul Nabilah Hamsani

Introduction   

Human potential is the only infinite resource in the world. According to the 1982 edition of The Concise Oxford Dictionary, "potential" denotes "capable of becoming or acting." Humans are by nature energetic, able to reason, and endowed with greater mental faculties; hence, they are capable of being proactive as opposed to reactive; their latent energies can "come into being." In truth, the dictionary definition of potential takes latent energy into account. Humans can take responsibility of their lives when they utilise their potential. They are independent of external forces. External pressures can kill potential (if not in all cases, at least in many cases) (Kalra, 1997). 

By Nur Afiqah Md Amin & Muhammad Jazman Affiq Jalaludin

Introduction 

Human resource evolution across time is vital for understanding the philosophy, functions, and practices of human resources that are applicable during a pandemic and post-pandemic Covid-19. Covid-19 brought several challenges. One of the challenges is on implementation of Movement Control Order (MCO) by the Federal Government of Malaysia which prohibits mass movement, religious, sport, social, and cultural activities as well as the closure of all entities except for essential service organisations. Many organisations have demonstrated their ability to face the challenges, responding with pre-designed crisis management plans (Mikusova & Horvathova, 2019) and creating new work conditions to protect employees within an unpredicted situation (Gartner, 2020; KPMG, 2020a; KPMG2020b).