The Roles and Impact of Technology in Human Resource Management

Many books and various studies have been conducted with regard to the various roles of technology in human resource management. Over the years, the use of technology has increased immensely on the activities of human resource management. When one reviews the existing literature, one can deduce that:

The impact of technology of the activities of human resource management can be traced back to the 20th century. According to Lin (2011), in the late 1990s, the term e-commerce emerged, particularly when the concept of e-commerce was sweeping the business world. Moreover, it was during this time that the phrase e-HRM was coined as a result of its applications in the different techniques of e-business. Through the use of this form of technology, the managements could be helped in their activities through the use of more effective and efficient flow of information. During this time, the organizations that had adopted the use of technology were able to increase the number of processes in a manner that was in accordance with the improved information handling. This, therefore, contributed to the availability of knowledge and information especially with the implementation of information technology. The information