BUS 381 Chapter 3: Human Resources Management and Technology

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 381
• Professor: Rick Iverson

Document Summary

Evolution of human resources technology: hr technology technology used to attract, hire, retain, and maintain hr, support administration and optimize hrm. Four stages: paper-based systems, early personal computer technology (pc/lan, client server, electronic databases (relational database, files linked to each other, web-based technology (interactive voice response, web-based apps) Human resources information systems: hris databases, applications, hardware/software, and people/procedures used to gather, store, and analyze info regarding hr, see figure 3. 2 on p. 54, see figure 3. 5 on p. 57. Main considerations: company background, management, technical, hr, and pricing; usually > 100 employees to require. Request for proposal (rfp) request for vendors to demonstrate various systems and choose one that fits w/ needs analysis, budgets, and management requirements. Project team with outside consultants who have expertise in tech and change management, software is tested. Privacy and security concerns; establishing security profiles: implementation (levels of access, institutionalization.