BARRIERS TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Organization success mostly depends on the effective utilization of its valuable human resources. Now-a-days, human resources are treated as strategic assets need to achieve sustained competitive advantage and outperform the rivals. Organizations than ever are increasingly adopting HRIS (as comparatively new technology in HRM) for ensuring the effective utilization of their human resources. But many challenging issues keep the organizations lag behind to enjoy the benefits of this technology. Here, the authors tried to explore those hurdles based on the responses of human resource (HR) executives from some companies operating in Bangladesh. The research found management reluctance; employee privacy issues, organizational internal resistance, and conversion cost are the most potential that impede the effective implementation of HRIS. Finally, some measurable actions required to improve the effective execution of this technology are suggested.