Special Topic 2

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN HUMAN RESOURCES

Objectives

  • To briefly understand a Human Resource Management System.
  • To review various HRIS modules.
  • To understand the HRIS implementation.
A2.1 INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1 outlined the myriad ways in which technology has altered the drivers of the marketplace. It is, therefore, not surprising that ‘technology’ featured in the 50th year anniversary issue of HR Magazine as ‘one of the top 10 changes that have impacted human resources over the past half century’ (Moss 2005). The way people were managed and serviced by an organization has changed totally. Personal interactions have been replaced by e-mails, automated alerts and clicks. There was a time when only big organizations could ...

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