According to Porter’s Value Chain, information technology is categorized as a support activity that does not directly add competitive advantage to an organization (Porter, 1985). Although it may not directly add competitive advantage to a company, information technology is used as a tool to create efficiencies within other activities, both supportive and primary, by reducing the time, money, and the effort spent accomplishing the task at hand. One great example of this is how information technology can be leveraged to increase the contribution of human resources within an organization. Like information technology, human resources is classified as a support activity, but is absolutely essential to the overall ability to function as an organization of any company with more than one employee. Human resource technology can be defined as any technology that is used to attract, hire, retain, and maintain human resources, support HR administration, and optimize Human resource management. A Human Resource Management System (HRMS) or Human Resource Information System (HRIS) is a software application that combines many of the human resources functions, including benefits administration, payroll, recruiting and training, and performance analysis into one system (Bessler, 2011). This report will give an overview of these functions, our lining what processes are currently used to perform them, what technologies exist to help perform the specific function and then show how technology can be used to streamline, automate, integrate and even eliminate many of these processes thereby creating a more efficient role that can save any company time and money. The first function of human resource management is to find potential candidates for fu... ... middle of paper ... ...ing a third party benefits administrator will save employers the time, man-hours, and complications of making sure that all of the benefits they offer are being maintained according to regulations. Conclusion Just because Porter defines something like information technology and human resource management as a “support activities (Porter, 1985)” doesn’t meant that it doesn’t make a huge impact on the company’s overall success. The long-standing procedures or human resource management combined with the latest advances in computer software and online communication can make a major difference in the operational success of any organization. By reducing the time, effort and money that is spent needed to perform necessary tasks, properly leveraged technology can increase the contribution and efficiency of any function within an organization, including human resources.
The drawbacks to these types of programs are very few. They all streamline the processes of employee compensation, time keeping, benefit schedule and timeframes for evaluations for improving productivity. These chores used to be done by hand, filed by hand, and updated by hand, this could be, depending on the size of the company and the number of employees, a daunting task, expensive in and of itself. However, having said that these programs make an HR professionals’ life a bit easier, one would tend to think about those individuals in the workforce who are not computer literate and therefore may be unable to access such programs. It is true that time will correct this situation as most school age children today have learned computer literacy but until then a solution must be made available for this factor. Other than the problem of the computer illiteracy these programs are viable and a valuable tool to help in sust...
Human Resource management has a high impact on the overall organization being managed. HR management makes certain that human talent is used successfully and resourcefully to accomplish organizational goals. As an organization core competency, human resources has distinctive competencies that generates high value and sets apart an organization from competitors in areas such as productivity, quality and service, employee skills, and innovative changes. HR management activities can be grouped into categories which include strategic HR management; equal employment opportunity; staffing and talent management; compensation and benefits; and employee and industry relations. This paper will discuss some of these HR functions and the role Human Resources has at the company Zappos.com.
Organizational success or failure is dependent on a myriad of variables that can be challenging to measure and interpret. Success or failure can simply be luck and timing or an orchestrated and deliberate effort. As new technologies allow organizations the ability to rapidly measure and assess its internal and external environmental factors, more efficient strategies can be quickly implemented. The focus of this literature review is specifically on one of these mentioned variables. The paper will detail the relationship that Human Resources (HR) practices have with an organization’s strategic goals and vision.
Kavanagh, M. J., Thite, M., Johnson, D. J., (2012). Human Resource Information Systems, Thousand Oaks, CA; SAGE Publications, Inc.
It’s a common understanding that a given business organization is established with the main aim of making profits. In order to realize the set goals and objectives of such a business organization, there are certain departments charged with distinct roles within the organization. Furthermore these goals and objectives are usually defined in terms of economic prosperity that is manifested through huge volume of sales as they reflect huge returns. One of these departments includes the human resources department which has a responsibility of interviewing, hiring, remunerating as well as promoting employees. It’s one of the most important department in a business organization as the employees working under it are the ones who provide the required human labor to the organization. Since the human
The utilization of IT development and characteristics for effective managing of the Human resource management (HRM) applications and functions is Human Resource Information System (HRIS). It is systematic procedure for storing, maintaining, recovering and collecting data which is required for the Human Resources (HR), Organizational Characteristics and personnel activities by any organization. Human Resource Information System (HRIS) can vary according to the organization size and can be informal in small organization in context to time cards and payroll records. The main aspect in the corporate success of huge organizations depends on the integration of company’s Information Technology (I.T.) and Human Resource (HR) and the coordinated strategic management.
According to our textbook Human Resource Management (HRM) is the policies, practices, and systems that influence employees’ behavior, attitudes, and performance. “The human resources management process involves planning for, attracting, developing, and retaining employees as the HRM planning provides the rights kinds of people, in the right quantity, with the right skills, at the right time (Lussier, 2012, p. 240).” According to our textbook the typical responsibilities of the Human Resources department fall into three categories, and they are administrative services and transaction, which handle hiring employees. The second involves business partner services that focus on attracting, evolving, retaining employees by having a clear understanding
Human Resources of any organization are an important element that needs to be given consideration by the firm in order to attain success and profitability in the business market. Without effective performance of human resources, the organization may not achieve its desired goals. Implementing HR technology in the firm may b...
Managing human resources effectively requires information from several sources. Computer technology enables hospitals and other health care organizatoin to combine human resources into a single database that can be used to support multiple personnel and managerial functions. A human resources information system (HRIS) is the integration of software, hardware, support functions and system policies and procedures into an automated process designed to support the strategic and operational activities of the human resources department and managers throughout the organization.
Information technology is transforming the way human resource managers do their jobs. Functions traditionally performed by Human Resource Management has changed or been eliminated due to the new information technology. As a result Human Resource Management has had to change from being personal specialist to becoming internal consultants and analysts who must understand technology and what it can do for their organizations ("IT Changes").
The HR Department will have the capability of evaluating appropriate candidates for position, by reviewing resumes online, in person or email, also in a timely manner. Other important components that the new technology will enhance, is managing pperformance, attendance and absence records. The new system will allow the HR Department to be proactive tracking reasons of absence, developing job descriptions, employee evaluation and employment relations.
Johnson, D. J., Gueutal, H. G., (2011). Transforming HR Through Technology; The Use of E-HR and HRIS in Organizations, Retrieved November 09, 2013 from internet site http://www.shrm.org/about/foundation/products/documents/HR%20tech%20epg-%20final.pdf
Integration of Human resource into the business strategy has a number of benefits, which among them are; guarantee complete implementation of organisations strategy, give a wide range of solutions for resolving the complex administrative problems, playing crucial role in attaining and maintaining successful organisational performance, making sure that all technical, financial and human assets have equal consideration when setting the organizations objectives and measuring the ability to implement the set objectives, providing a permanent focus to Human resource management and helping the business to reach competitive advantage (Budhwar and Sparrow, 1997; Truss et al., 1997; Budhwar, 2000a; 2000b).
Noe, Raymond A., John R. Hollenbeck, Barry Gerhart, and Patrick M. Wright. Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage. 7th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2010. Print.
The Importance of the Human Resource Function Human resources are the backbone of any business. It deals with the most important resource in the business – people. For any business to achieve its objectives they must plan their resources and one of their key resource is people. They need to get the right people and develop. them well in order to meet the organisation’s aims successfully.