HRM200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Human Capital, Knowledge Worker, Bring Your Own Device

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM200
• Professor: Dean Bulloch William Peckham

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Hr focus is better able to shift to meeting three key objectives: strategic alignment, business intelligence, and effectiveness combined with efficiency. Electronic hr (e-hr) helps hr to integrate an organizatio(cid:374)"s strategies, processes, and human capital to improve overall hr service delivery via the web and self-service applications. Technology also reduces the administrative burden and frees up hr professionals for more meaningful activities. The strategic importance of technology in human resources management. Technology has made it easier and faster to gather, collate, and deliver information and communicate with employees. It has reduced the administrative burden on hr departments so they are better able to focus on more meaningful hr activities, such as providing managers with the expertise they need to make more effective hr-related decisions. Research shows that companies who use technology effectively to manage their hr functions will have a significant advantage over those that do not.