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HRM Trends. HR plays a significant role in helping organizations adapt to shifts in the external environment. HR must recognize trends, understand their impact, and facilitate change and adapting Trends influencing HR Technological changes, challenges, and opportunities
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HRM Trends HR plays a significant role in helping organizations adapt to shifts in the external environment. HR must recognize trends, understand their impact, and facilitate change and adapting Trends influencing HR Technological changes, challenges, and opportunities Increased globalization (competition and outsourcing) Increase in litigation & regulation related to HRM Changing characteristics of the workforce Changing employment relationship Increasing cost benefits 1-1
Trend: Technological Changes Great opportunities presented by use of electronic systems Management Systems (HRMS and E-HRM) Services delivered more effectively increasing productivity. Maximize profit margins and sustained customer value Software is easily customized to each organization. Personal Technology Easy to use Collaborative Always accessible New threats: Privacy/Confidentiality Harassment Intellectual property Infringing on employee’s personal time 1-2
A computer system used to acquire, store, manipulate, analyze, retrieve, and distribute information related to an organization’s human resources. An HRIS can: support strategic decision making help the organization avoid lawsuits provide data for evaluating programs or policies support day-to-day HR decisions Human Resource Info System (HRIS)
Personal Technology & Employee Expectations Employees want to use these technologies at work. Employees will use these technologies with or without employer support. Recruiting and retaining employees requires providing access. HR needs to be involved in setting policies for use. Policy issues to address: Purpose for using technology. How will it be monitored. What behavior is allowed and is not allowed. How these policies fit with existing system policies Ethical constraints 6 ©SHRM 2009