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Auerbach Publications
© 2000 CRC Press LLC
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
ARE HUMAN RESOURCE
DEPARTMENTS READY
FOR E-HR?
Marie Karakanian
INSIDE
Defining the Role of Internet in the Human Resource Function; Case Studies; Trends Shaping E-HR
OVERVIEW
Watching the sweeping changes that the E-wave is throwing at the shores
of all business disciplines one cannot help but wonder if HR is ready for
E-business? The question for HR is whether to embrace and formally de-
scribe the meaning of E-HR, or remain a spectator for competitor actions
and miss the boat dashing across the E-waves. Of course, these questions
raise a slew of others, like whether HR has finally managed the time to
reach the comfort zone in their HRMS systems or if HR is ready to declare
the addition of its client/server applications to the ranks of legacy systems.
Is this technology wave truly important for HR, considering that de-
spite all the hoopla surrounding the digital revolution shaping the new
economy, HR continues the struggle to align to the ever-dynamic busi-
ness strategies, to hunt rare talents, and to develop compensation strate-
gies for high-tech and high-touch people? How will this E-wave impact
the HR agenda? Will it facilitate HR’s attainment of its objectives, or will
it eradicate HR? Should HR jump on the E-procurement and supply chain
bandwagon, clarify the enterprise integration points, and wave the busi-
ness case flag once again and con-
vince everyone of how the HR
activity chain can add value and
strengthen the E-business promise?
All valid questions that have no
definite, clear-cut answers. Howev-
er, as the promise of global network
technology shapes the lives of all
sizes of businesses today and ques-
PAYOFF IDEA
Needless to say, the Internet is changing the way
organizations do business and database manag-
ers do their job. Gauging the scope of this change
is difficult as more and more business processes
become Web-enabled. The human resource
function is one of the latest functions undergoing
this Web enablement, and it is changing the way
HR professionals do their job and database man-
agers hire their staff.
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