Information Technology in Human Resource Management

Abstract

The present study focused on the global economic slowdown has impacted organizations across the world, creating a scenario where uncertainty, job losses, hiring and salary freezes have become the norm. The slowdown forced many providers to consolidate their operations by focusing on productivity, efficiency and optimal utilization of resources, both human and hardware. The value proposition has shifted from labour arbitrage to skill availability, transformational objectives, innovation and non-linear models for growth. The recent downturn notwithstanding, India’s success has given rise to competition from low cost economies which has encouraged bigger players to add offerings, move towards full service offerings with wider geo-diversity in their delivery models. The present study is analytical in nature and has adopted survey method for its findings. This study is based mainly on the primary data collected from the employees working in Information sector employees the through a well-designed and well-structured questionnaire. Random sampling method was adopted for collecting primary data. A total of 350 questionnaires were issued and the respondents were given sufficient time for filling the questionnaire. 324 of the issued questionnaires were received back from the respondents. Using version 21 of SPSS, the primary data collected were subjected to various statistical analyses. The Multiple Regression Analysis has been applied to study the significance of influence of personal profiles of the respondents and human resource practice factors on job satisfaction. Multivariate Analysis of General Linear Model has been applied to study the impact of personal profiles of respondents and Human Resource Practices (HRP) factors on their Organisational Commitment (OC) factors and the results.