E-HRM – The future generation of Network and Communication of Human Resources in the Information Technology sector and Measuring its Impact and Effectiveness

  • Bajeesh Balakrishnan, R Duraipandian

Abstract

E-HRM (Electronic Human Resources Management) has a significant role in HR (Human Resources) and it is a revolutionary process that has made HR to automate some of their key controllers or modules in order to become more strategic. The role of the information technology network and communications has provided a significant contribution to this field of E-HRM, which is now a boon not just from an Organization point of view, but also from an Employee point of view as well. How possible it was to access various employee related data at one place that too with very less time is a question which probably did not had any answers few years ago. However, with the power of network through internet and various sources of web-basedtools this communication system was made possible and nowwith just few click of the mouse of a computer, it is possible to get all the required employee data access that a HR professional would want to have it. The power of network and communication system has helped the department of Human Resources to become a tech savvy. Naming few of the controllers or modules that is automated via E-HRM processing tool are Recruitment, Training, Performance Management and Employee Database. It is evident that with the help of the future generation of communication and by having the right technology network systems in place, it is possible to improvise the core controllers of HR and make them more efficient and productive. In this paper and to explain the modalities and measuring effectiveness of the usage of E-HRM, the author has taken two (2) core controllers of HR which are in the areas of Employee Database Management and Performance Management. These core controllers when linked with E-HRM helped to analyze the overall functioning of Human Resources department in different IT organizations. A set of data got collected from seventy-five (75) HR professionals working in the IT sectors across the city of Bengaluruto arrive at a detailed overview of the adoption of E-HRM and to study its productivity in the overall business functioning. A self-designed questionnaire was used to study the whole process and with the help of the statistical data and analysis, the findings and conclusions were arrived.

Published
2020-12-19
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Articles