Questions and Answers of Human Resource Information

Describe which characteristics of HR metrics and workforce analytics are likely to result in greater return on investment and organizational impact.
Why are information security and privacy important considerations in the design, development, and maintenance of an HRIS?
List and discuss the major information security and privacy threats to organizations.
Discuss each of the theoretical change models introduced in this chapter.How can we use them when planning an HRIS implementation to increase our chances of success?
The Grant Corporation is a financial services firm based in Chicago, Illinois. Its revenue exceeded $$1$ billion last year, producing a net income of $$530$ million. It has just over 1,000
Analyze the main reasons for HRIS implementation failure. How can we prevent these from affecting us?
Discuss the importance of communication in managing a technology change. What roadblocks might an organization face if it fails to create a good communication plan?
If you were asked to develop a training plan for an HRIS implementation, what kinds of things would you include? Why?
Discuss the role of culture in HRIS implementation. How might two different organizations with very different cultures approach the same HRIS implementation differently?
Create recommendations for an organization that is facing resistance to change from its own HR department. What are some of the likely causes of this resistance? How can they be overcome?
Discuss how informal leaders within the organization might be used to increase user acceptance.
How has the use of HRIS evolved over the past 10 years in organizations, and how might this influence an organization’s evaluations of additional investments in new or updated HRIS functionality?
Investment Associates, Inc. (IA)2 started as a small firm in 2001 with four employees plus its owner, Jim Tower. The company specialized in providing financial investment and tax advice to its
Why is it important to estimate the benefits to be derived from new HRIS functionality before you estimate the costs? If costs were estimated first, how might this change the analysis?
Develop an argument for the implementation of an HRIS using a risk reduction strategy and an organizational enhancement strategy.
Organizations have traditionally used “employee time saved” as the primary source of benefits to justify HRIS and other types of information system investments. Why can this be problematic? Give
How might an organization estimate the direct and indirect benefits of a new HRIS that decreases the time required by employees to complete transactions of the HR department through the
What makes indirect benefits so difficult to include in a CBA? What techniques might be used?
When should benchmarking be preferred to direct estimates of the magnitudes of benefits? When should direct estimates be preferred? Is it appropriate to use both?
Why does average employee contribution offer a better estimate of the contribution of individuals to an organization than total compensation (wages, incentives, and benefits)?
What are the factors you would have to use in calculating a cost-benefit ratio to support a decision to purchase a new HRIS when the organization already has an HRIS that was acquired 10 years ago?
Discuss the theoretical bases for the four HR administrative approaches introduced in this chapter. Are such theories useful to HR professionals in their efforts to improve transactional performance?
Jan Samson, CEO at CalleetaCO, sat staring at the now-empty boardroom. Her board of directors had reacted negatively to Jan’s growth proposals for expanding CalleetaCO globally, leaving Jan with a
Why is service-oriented architecture enhanced by XML important to HR administration? Choose two HR administrative approaches, and discuss how each is facilitated by this architecture.
What are the primary advantages of HR portals and shared-services centers? Give examples of how HR professionals might use each to better achieve cost controls and service enhancement.
What are the primary purposes of ESS and MSS? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
Define outsourcing and offshoring. Compare and contrast the two as HR administrative tools. Give examples of the decision factors to consider when choosing one over the other.
Based on information in this chapter, recommend the most effective HR administrative approach or approaches for the owner of a small business with fewer than 50 employees and infrequent staffing
Identify and explain the purpose of each of the four perspectives included in the balanced scorecard. Give two examples of HR measures for each of the four areas that would demonstrate the value of
Why is it important to establish the meaning of talent and talent management in a particular organizational setting?
How does the strategic direction of the organization influence human resource planning activities?
Given the different needs of the HRP/workforce planning process discussed in this chapter, what types of data would you expect the HRIS data warehouse to contain?
What are the uses and benefits of workforce management systems/HRP systems? Check one of the websites mentioned in this chapter to obtain this information.
What are some potential disadvantages of using a packaged application to help automate the employee goal-setting process?
How would you use workforce analytics to support talent programs such as recruiting, retention, and employee development?
Why is it important to have an adaptable workforce in a global economy?
Discuss the underlying attributes necessary to support high achievers.
How might the attributes of a highly motivated employee change for different job descriptions?
Discuss corporate tactics that can be used in a down economy to keep top talent.
Discuss how you would use information systems to support succession planning.
Discuss the pros and cons of using social networks to recruit top talent.
What recruiting objectives are being met through the use of online recruitment?
Rudiger is sitting at his desk in his seventh-floor corner office in the city, gazing out over London and reflecting on life. At 43, he is at the top of his game. He has everything he could wish
What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of using online recruitment?
Should organizations rely solely on recruiting through the Internet? Why or why not?
What are some of the technological issues that arise through the use of technology in the function of selection?
Describe how the use of technology in the selection process is adding value to organizations.
What is the systems model of T&D? Discuss how HRIS T&D applications can assist in carrying out the steps in the systems model.
Meddevco (name changed) is a large multinational corporation that operates in the medical devices sector. The firm employs around 33,000 people in five divisions and has operations in 120 countries.
Explain synchronous and asynchronous communication in relation to elearning.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of e-learning?
How can HRIS T&D applications help firms foster organizational learning?
Explain how organizations should choose appropriate T&D methods.
What is transfer of training? What role does transfer of training play in e-learning?
Explain the issues involved in establishing ROI for T&D initiatives.What role do HRIS T&D applications play in establishing ROI?
Outline how standard desktop applications such as a spreadsheet or database can be used to set up a basic T&D system.
Discuss the different types of HRIS T&D applications and their reporting and decision-support capabilities.
What issues might arise during and as a result of the implementation of HRIS T&D applications?
Discuss how a manager might make sure that the performance plan for each of her direct reports was driven by organizational strategy and the business plan. How can information systems support this
Grandview Global Financial Services is an international corporation providing multiple financial services. Although it is one of the smaller players in the field, the firm has about 20,000 employees
Merit increases require a single “performance” number, while most incentive plans have multiple and varying performance measures. How can the PM system meet both needs?
Compensation strategy includes how competitive the organization wants to be, the number of different compensation systems the organization wants to have, the mix of various reward and benefit
Both PM and benefits information systems make provisions for employee access and input. What access would you provide in each of these systems, and what leeway would you provide employees in reading,
A lot of compensation information is available to employees today on the Web (e.g., www.salary.com), and much of it is inaccurate. How can an organization assure employees that they are fairly
Flexible benefit plans are common today. Discuss ways in which employers can ensure that employees make good choices about the benefits and benefit levels that they choose within the benefits
Payroll and benefits are commonly outsourced. Discuss which parts of PM, compensation, benefits, and payroll you would consider outsourcing; justifying your views.
Describe the differences between domestic and international HRM.
A large MNE in the cookware industry was having difficulties maintaining its market share due to a number of mergers among other competing firms in the industry. The MNE, with corporate headquarters
What are the different types of organizational forms that corporations use for international operations?
What are the three types of employees who work in MNEs? Explain how an HCN could change to become a TCN in an MNE.
Describe the staffing process in an MNE. How does it differ from that of a domestic-only corporation?
What are the main causes of expatriate failure?
Describe a training program for expatriates. In what ways do HRIS help improve their effectiveness and efficiency? Why is it recommended that the family of the expatriate also receive training?
Is there a best method for completing performance appraisals for each of the three different types of employees in an MNE? If so, describe the ways in which an HRIS may help.
What are the main objectives of an international compensation plan?Would an “integrated solution” or a “best-of-breed” solution make more sense for a large manufacturing corporation? Do you
What are the modifications necessary for using HRIS software applications that are designed for domestic companies in an MNE?
What factors have led to increased organizational interest in HR metrics and workforce analytics?
Regional Hospital is a 500-bed hospital and several associated clinics in a major East Coast metropolitan area. It has been an aggressive adopter of computing technologies in efforts to decrease
When might the information from numeric information systems such as HR metrics and workforce analytics not generate any return on investment?
What are some of the limitations of the traditional HR metrics?
Discuss the historical role of HR benchmarking and its strengths and weaknesses as part of a metrics and analytics program in organizations today.
What roles might more recent analysis activities, such as data mining, predictive statistical analyses, and operational experiments, play in increasing organizational effectiveness?
What differences exist between metrics and analytics that focus on HR efficiency, operational effectiveness, and organizational realignment?Offer examples of each.
XYZ University is a medium-sized tertiary education provider in the state of Queensland, Australia. In undertaking its normal business of teaching, learning, and research, the university collects,
What are the important goals and considerations of information security?
Identify the important legal provisions governing information security and privacy in your country.
What is the role of HR professionals in information security and privacy management?
What are some of the best practices to manage information security and privacy in terms of procedural, technical, and physical controls?
What are some of the advantages to using social media tools in the recruitment process?
What are some of the disadvantages of using social media?
What are some of the legal ramifications?
What types of policies should organizations implement when using social media tools for recruitment?
Larson Property Management Company is one of the largest property management companies in California, with more than 1,000 employees. The company provides a full array of commercial management and
What are the factors that changed the primary role of HRM from a caretaker of records to a strategic partner?
Describe the historical evolution of HRM and HRIS in terms of the changing role of HRM and the influence of computer technology on HRM.
What is required for the effective management of human resources in a firm to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace?
Describe the emergence of strategic HRM and the influence of computer technology. What are some of the approaches used in HRM to facilitate the use of strategic HRM in a firm’s business strategy?
How does technology help deliver transactional, traditional, and transformational HR activities more efficiently and effectively?
Justify the need for an HRIS.
Describe and differentiate the major types of information systems.

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