Electronic Human Resource Management

Abstract

E-HRM is not the same as HRIS (Human resource information system) which refers to ICT systems used within HR departments^. Nor is it the same as V-HRM or Virtual HRM - which is defined by Snell as a network-based structure built on partnerships and typically mediated by information technologies to help the organization acquire, develop, and deploy intellectual capital. E-HRM is in essence the devolution of HR functions to management and employees. It is anticipated that, as E-HRM develops and becomes more entrenched in business culture, these changes will become more apparent, but they have yet to be manifested to a significant degree.