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Information Technology Systems in the Human Resource Management Area

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In an era striving for excellence, human resource management (HRM) has become a crucial source of competitiveness (Peretz & Fried, 2012). An important development in improving the effectiveness of HR in organizations is the incorporation of information technology systems for the purposes of collecting, organizing and disseminating HRM-related information to users and decision-makers (Lin, 1998; Ngai & Wat, 2006).

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  1. Cranfield School of Management, UK

    Emma Parry

  2. University of Cyprus, Cyprus

    Eleni Stavrou

  3. Simon Fraser University, Canada

    Mila Lazarova

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Peretz, H. (2013). Information Technology Systems in the Human Resource Management Area. In: Parry, E., Stavrou, E., Lazarova, M. (eds) Global Trends in Human Resource Management. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137304438_11

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