A Study on Developing the Role of Human Resource Information Systems for Good Leadership

Harini Methuku, Hatim Ramadan

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Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Oman College of Management and Technology, Barka, Sultanate of Oman.

DOI: 10.4236/ajibm.2013.35057                

Abstract

The research is a human and context oriented study in the field of information systems (IS), human resource information systems (HRIS), leadership, human resource management (HRM) and tacit knowledge are focused in the study. HRIS and leadership are two main concepts of the research, whereas HRM provides an application area and managerial activities of leadership for HRIS. Tacit knowledge is used to describe and interpret actions that make leadership activities, sensitive and successful. The theoretical framework consists of when thinking and acting in the current way, what kind of information systems it produces, and when thinking and acting in another way, what kind of information systems it creates. The framework has its base on thinking and acting in a conventional, routine and stereotyped way, which hinders the process of observing, finding out, applying and using alternative thoughts and actions although they might provide useful and innovative solutions or activities for IS design. The main idea is to understand, interpret and to describe the phenomenon of the activities of good leadership and the phenomenon of the role of HRIS in the case organizations.

Keywords

Human Resource Information Systems; Human Resource Management; Leadership; Tacit Knowledge

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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