On the untapped value of e-HRM: A literature review

Wirtky T, Laumer S, Eckhardt A, Weitzel T (2016)

Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Review article

Publication year: 2016

Journal

Communications of the Association for Information Systems Association for Computing Machinary, Inc.

Publisher: Association for Information Systems

Book Volume: 38

Pages Range: 20-83

Journal Issue: 1

DOI: 10.17705/1CAIS.03802

Abstract

The "war for talent" is still on. Annually conducted surveys have indicated for years that one third of all organizations are unable to fill vacant job positions with suitable candidates. Responding to these and other challenges, human resource management (HRM) is expected to transform itself. General opinion holds that the HRM transformation has just begun and that the potential of IT in HRM is not yet fully exploited. Examining the value potential of IT in HRM, existing IS research predominately studies the impact of IT on HRM. We contribute by examining the reverse impact in three steps. First, we use Thompson's theory of organizations in action to examine the expected impact of the HRM transformation on IT ("to-be" situation). Second, we use Kohli and Grover's IT value typology and review 20 years of the publication history ("as-is" situation). Finally, we relate expectations to actual review findings. We find that the HRM transformation should lead to a major shift in technology type used in organizations. However, this shift is not recognized yet, which is why our literature review reveals considerable unaddressed value potential of IT in HRM. We finish the paper by outlining IS research avenues in the context of HRM.

Authors with CRIS profile

Sven Laumer Schöller Endowed Chair for Information Systems (Digitalization in Business and Society)

Involved external institutions

Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg DE Germany (DE) German Graduate School of Management and Law DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Wirtky, T., Laumer, S., Eckhardt, A., & Weitzel, T. (2016). On the untapped value of e-HRM: A literature review. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 38(1), 20-83. https://doi.org/10.17705/1CAIS.03802

MLA:

Wirtky, Thomas, et al. "On the untapped value of e-HRM: A literature review." Communications of the Association for Information Systems 38.1 (2016): 20-83.

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