Authors:
Tanya V. Bondarouk
1
and
Huub Ruël
2
Affiliations:
1
School of Management and Governance, University of Twente, Netherlands
;
2
Kuwait-Maastricht Business School, Kuwait
Keyword(s):
Web-based HRM, actual use of Web-based HRM, effectiveness of Web-based HRM.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
e-Business and e-Commerce
;
Social Networks and Organizational Culture
;
Society, e-Business and e-Government
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
Abstract:
Web-based Human Resource Management (HRM) is coming to a more full-grown stage within
organisational life. Much is assumed and expressed about its advantages, however scientific proof of these
advantages is scarce. No clarity exists about the answer to the question whether Web-based HRM
contributes to the effectiveness of HRM processes. This paper contributes to the Web Information Systems
sciences in two ways. Firstly, findings-wise, we present results from the quantitative study on the
contribution of Web-based HRM to HRM effectiveness. The data is collected in a Dutch ministry of Internal
Affairs. Results show that actual use of the Web-based HRM application correlates with HR effectiveness,
especially its content and design. Regression analysis confirms that the experienced quality of the Webbased
HRM application is the only significant explanatory factor of technical and strategic HRM
effectiveness. Secondly, in this paper we integrate two approaches, namely Web technol
ogy-oriented
approach, and organizational processes-oriented approach. An intersection of Web- and HRM- studies
reveals new possibilities both for scientific and practical implications.
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