Human Resource Information Systems: Basics, Applications, and Future Directions, Third Edition is a cross-disciplinary book that provides a thorough introduction to the field of Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS), a combination of two major management fields that impact the competitive advantage of companies—human resources and information systems. Unlike other HRIS textbooks that overwhelm students with technical info and jargon, Michael J. Kavanagh and Richard D. Johnson offer a balanced approach in dealing with HR and IT/IS issues by drawing from experts in both areas.
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This 17-chapter text introduces human resource information systems (HRIS) and their development, implementation, maintenance, and use to support human resource management functions and decision making. It covers their evolution; the role of the administrator; database concepts and applications; systems considerations in their design; system design and acquisition; project management and human resource management issues; metrics and workforce analytics; cost-justifying HRIS investments; change management; applications in administration, talent management, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, and international human resource management; and special topics like emerging trends. This edition has been reorganized with an emphasis on all aspects of developing, implementing, and using systems, and it has rewritten chapters on the systems development life cycle and the needs analysis of HRIS and privacy and security; updated figures and tables; expanded discussion questions; and updated cases and vignettes. Contributors are management, business, information, and other specialists from the US, Australia, and UK. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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