The Role of Human Resource Information System on Organisation Effectiveness

The role of information technology is increasing day by day in different functional areas of management. The use of computers in the industry has increased tremendously. With the changing world and constant new technology that is available, managers need to be aware of the technology that will increase effectiveness in their company. New technologies are used for all different areas of management; one such important area where computers are extensively used is the human resource management (HRM). The human resource information system (HRIS) is a system designed to supply information required for the effective management of an organisation. Computers can amplify the capabilities of human resource managers and this is why computerised HRIS is gaining importance in present era of management. This paper focuses attention on significance of computerised HRIS in different functional areas of HRM based on secondary data.