Need for an HRIS in Decision Situations
lf you read the above memos again, you will recognize that bacli one has a req'uest for HRM information that wilt be used in a decision situa(ion. The information requested in.Memo I will help the legal departmentr determ ine the company's .. poiential liabiiE in a workplace gender discrimination situatiiin. This informatibh :. may help to determine whether the company should decide to rectify the situatiim
in terms of an informal settlement with the female staff members or to defend the company's promotion procedures as vaiid-in court if necessary, The information required in Memo 2 may help the HR department decide to change its payroll procedures as well as its distribution of benefits information to remote company locations. The information needed to respond to Memo 3 will impact decisions by the HR department to change recruitment and selection programs. Obviously' the response to Mcnro-4 would greatly support the need for the acquisitionbf an HRIS. The information required to answer. Memo 5 may help in decisions regarding the revision of recruiting and training procedures, especially for new engineers. The information that would be provided in response to Memo 6 will help decide the future of the HR department. As you go through this book, look at information on the capabilities of various human resource information systems, trying to find an HRIS that would allow you (as the HR director) to respond to each of he six memos in one day