HRIS CONTRIBUTIONS AND IMPACT ON STRATEGIC EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN PRIVATE EDUCATION INDUSTRY

Today's technological innovations lead to the evolution of work systems in organizations that help improve the Human Resource Information System (HRIS). Human Resource Information System (HRIS) is a way or tool to achieve, store, manage, recover and dispense all the relevant information in the aspect of organizational human resource or in another way, it can be said as the combination of both human resource management and information system. Therefore, the findings of this study are important to the organization as well as the employees. This study is necessary because it helps organizations to identify relevant factors such as individual characteristics, technology and organizational environment with the level of mastery of the Human Resource Information System (HRIS). Currently, HRIS is being widely applied in various firms. The main objective of this research is to investigate the HRIS contributions and impact on strategic employee engagement and participation in private education industry. Approximately 147 data were collected from respondent using selected purposively sampling method who has direct access to HRIS in private education industry in Malaysia. The data was analysed using the PLS structure equation model. Findings and suggestions provide valuable insights on HRIS contribution and implication on strategic employee engagement and participation in private education industry.