new information system to break down information chan difficulties involved in integrating the functions of nel barriers between the HR and training divisions. Use these divisions? the system to devolve appropriate HR and training oper- 3 What are the advantages of integrating the functions ations to work group supervisors. Create a new customer of the HR division, training division, and those of the service quality division and use the new IT system to inte work group supervisors? grate it with the other divisions and work group super- 4 What are the advantages and disadvantages of the visors. In short, change the organization's communication Boomerang Water Corporation buying an off-the-shelf and information architecture to promote the integration integrated HR database system? of cross-divisional information sharing, decision-making. 5 In what ways may the transfer of some HR functions and control. to work group supervisors improve the efficiency of the HR division? In what ways may work group QUESTIONS supervisors be advantaged or disadvantaged by the | How can the assignment of a champion facilitate the transfer of HR functions? introduction of the new HRIS? Is Jack Newman the Source: G. Dessler. J. Griffiths, and B. Lloyd-Walker, Human Resour- best person to act as champion? ces Management, 2nd ed. (Frenchs Forest, New South Wales: Pearson 2 Why have the HR and training divisions built Education Australia, 2004), pp. 97-99, Reprinted with permission of quite different database systems? What are the the publisher