IMPACT OF E HRM A STUDY IN SELECT INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS

Abstract

i newlineABSTRACT newlineElectronic human resource management (E-HRM) is by and large a intentional initiative by HR newlinefunction to navigate the organization in the information and communication era by unfettering newlineitself from every day operational, repetitive necessities and to make it more in accord with the newlinedecision making, understanding of the employees, preparing change ready workforce, knowledge newlinemanagement, employer brand and center of excellence. Technological changes and advancement newlineis an effective force towards exemplar shift of transactional and traditional HRM function newlinetowards digitisation simultaneously can achieve transformational level and aspire to be a newlinestrategic partner of business. In initial days use of information and communication technology in newlinehuman resource function was basically deployed for purposes of improving transactional and newlinetraditional HR processes and empowering different stakeholders to access distributed HR newlineservices. With passage of time digitization had facilitated transformational changes and towards newlinestrategic orientation of HR function but the number of organization having this approach is newlinelimited to select few. newlineE-HRM is an initiative that empowers managers and employees to access HR services in digital newlineplatform and not to be dependent on HR executives using pen and paper. Service recipient has newlinethe flexibility to access services on anywhere any time in 24*7 mode. This facilitates HR staff to newlinefocus less on the operational and more on the strategic elements of HR and allowing newlineorganizations to reengineer HR function and be lean and mean as the administrative burden is newlinelightened. It is presumed that, e-HRM provides competency to HRM department to act as a newlinestrategic business partner of the enterprise. ICT provides services at lightning speed, rate of newlineHRM transaction, dissemination and compilation is higher than the traditional system. E-HRM newlinereduces barrier of communication, reduces cost, improves flexibility of services, provides a newlineplatform of employee participation, an initial step towards paperless