The Role of Electronic Human Resource Management in Contemporary Human Resource Management

Li Ma^*, Maolin Ye

School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.

DOI: 10.4236/jss.2015.34009                

Abstract

More and more organizations have been replacing face-to-face human resource management activities with electronic human resource management, E-HRM for short. E-HRM facilitates the HR function to create dynamic and operational capabilities and contributes greatly on HRM effectiveness. This article elaborates on E-HRM in detail on the following aspects: Introduction of E-HRM, types of E-HRM, role of E-HRM, factors influencing utility, effectiveness of E-HRM, determinants of attitude towards E-HRM and the context for E-HRM in China, and it is expected to help people understand E-HRM more comprehensively and systematically.

Keywords

Human Resource, Electronic Human Resource Management E-HRM in China

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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