Technology impact on International HRM

The following discussion agenda is on Technology impact on International Human Resource Management (IHRM):

1. The role of corporate Human Resource function and implications on Information Technology management (ITM)
2. Shared service models in IHRM and implications on IT management (ITM)
3. Information technology (IT) as global enablers of Human Resource processes
4. The overall impacts of IT for International Human Resource Management (IHRM)
• The long cycle of investment in IT
• The scale of IT investments
• IT risk management
• Global consistency in IT service delivery
• Pan-regional IT policies
• Data protection concerns
• Changes in the roles of intemediaries in HR supply chain
5. Enterprise modeling techniques
6. HR as gatekeepers of national culture

Reference
Sparrow, P. Brewster, C. and Harris, H. (2004) "Chapter 4: The impact of technology on global HRM" in Globalizing Human Resource Management, Routledge.