Human Resource Information System
Example of HRIS Software
Impact of technology on organization
Other challenges related to technology
- require changes in skills and work habits of employee
- restructuring of job functions
- less hierarchy, more collaboration
- telecommuting option
- opportunities presented by internet
- electronic monitoring and employee privacy
- Supervisor cannot monitor employees directly
- Issues in deciding how many and which employee can be offered to participate in the telecommuting program
- Purchasing equipments for the employee’s home office
- Investment in networking system
- Many managers are not comfortable having their direct reports away from the office
Issues for integrating new technologies
Strategic Issues
Strategic HR Issues
- Impact on productivity
- impact of quality of output
- impact on delivery/timing of output
- cost of equipment/technology
- adequacy of current facilities
- new market opportunity afforded
- Necessary of expansion of workforce
- training needed to utilize new technology
- cost of hiring, severance and training
- effective management of change
- impact on work group dynamic
Trends affecting HR and peoples in organization
- Technological advancement
- Demographics and workforce diversity
- Globalization
What is Human Resource Information System?
HRIS is a system used to collect, record, store, analyze and retrieve data concerning organization's human resources .
Learning objectives
At the end of the chapter, the students must be able to:
- define the human resource information system
- discuss the trends affecting HR and people in an organization
- explain the issues and challenges in adapting new technology in an organization