Managing Human Capital in Today’s Globalization: A Management Information System Perspective

This book explores important issues in human capital in human resource management as it relates to management information systems (MIS). It highlights how management information systems are implemented and the potential for employee resistance, offering behavioral strategies to involve employees in adopting effective MIS and in overcoming resistance during change. The authors also look at the available research that focuses on the changing skills requirements of employees in the context of both MIS perspectives and HRM perspectives. They address how current trends have evolved into a hyper-emerging market of competitive advantage and fast-changing environments toward globalization.

The authors also address:

workforce planning and management systems

strategic human resource management

re-engineering work processes for improved productivity

work-force diversity

the integration of MIS-HRIS and employee involvement

human resource globalization and MIS implications

the impact of digital technology on decentralized work sites

organizational continuous improvement programs