E-hrm: a Boon or Bane
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Nothing is constant but change holds true in this ever transforming business world, technological advancements are one of the powerful driving forces. It has redesigned the way we live, communicate, work and also the way business is conducted. The technology and digitized business communications have enhanced and reformed various organizational activities. The impact of this IT revolution can be seen in every profession and in all functions of management as well. Like all vocations, Human Resource Management (HRM) has been progressively affected by the ongoing emergence of new technologies. For instance, the introduction of the “Human Resource Information System” (HRIS) two decades ago has brought about a paradigm shift and resulted in greater efficiency and automation for people management. With the advancement of web technologies during the past few years, we have witnessed the origination of Electronic Human Resource Management (eHRM) which, as indicated by experts, is a much more potent enabler in transforming the role of Human Resource (HR) from a mere advising staff function to a more strategic line function becoming an administrative expert, an employee champion a business partner and a change agent. But of course, the accessibility and availability of an enabler doesn’t assure successful transformation. This paper focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of ehrm and discusses whether it is a boon or bane in today’s corporate scenario.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012