Explain which HRIS types your current or previous employer utilizes.

If your current or previous organization does not utilize a HRIS, which types would you recommend? How does the utilization of those systems promote transformational HR activities?

Types of HRIS

Although there are multiple typologies for the classification of computer-based systems, we are going to define the most basic types of systems that are most readily applied to the HR context. One of the most common ways of categorizing information systems is to focus on what level of organizational processing the system supports: daily operations, managerial functioning, executive-level processes and strategies, and those that span organizational levels. Table 1.1 catalogs the major types of systems, their major focus and goals, and examples of how they can be used to support HR. As you go through this book, these systems and their HR examples will be discussed, and you should refer back to this table as needed.

Operational Transaction Processing System

Improves transaction speed and accuracy

Improves efficiency in the processing of daily business transactions

Automates routine transactions

Reduces transaction costs

Payroll processing

Time and attendance entry

Online creation and dissemination of application forms

Managerial Management Information System

Provides key data to managers

Supports regular and ongoing decisions

Provides defined and ad hoc reporting

Producing EE03 reports

Calculating yield ratios for recruiting

Calculating per capita merit increases

Executive Executive Information System

Provides aggregate, high level data

Helps managers with long-range Planning

Succession planning

Aggregate data on balanced scorecard

Decision support Systems

Supports interactive and iterative managerial decision

making

Supports forecasting and "What-if" analysis

Supports business simulations

Staffing needs

assessment

, Labor market analysis

Employee skills

assessment

Expert System

Embeds human knowledge into information systems

Automates decisions with technology

Resume keyword searches

Office Automation System

Enables designing documents

Enables scheduling shared resources

E-mail training-room Scheduling

Colleboration

Technologies

Supports electronic communication and collaboration between employees

Supports virtual teams

Communication support for e-learning

Online meetings and shared documents

Enterprise

Resources

Planning System

Integrates and centralizes corporate data

Shares data across functional boundaries

Provides single data source and common technology architecture

OrangeHRM

Oracle/PeopleSoft

Lawson HRM