Electronic Human Resource Management which is also known as Digital Human Resource Management or webbased
Human Resource Management was introduced in the mid-1990s, and quickly came to the attention of
many organizations. Since the term e-HRM is novel, it is hard to clearly define it. Some definitions of Electronic
Human Resource Management focus on performing activities and human resource policies through internet.
(Ruel et al, 2004; Pankratius et al, 2003). According to these emphases, the following definition can be
considered for this concept: "electronic human resource management can be defined as planning and application
of information technology to support at least two people or units in performing human resources activities.