According to Huselid and Becker et al (2000) HR managers can experience a
gap between understanding an Internet-based economy and actually adapting their
function to make the most of the new economy. Understanding the capability offered by the Internet and designing an HR system to deliver optimal HR services
in a digital economy may not be as easy as it sounds. Just like other changes, this
change will also needed to be carefully managed. For example, certain HR professionals (especially those who entered the field many years ago) traditionally are not
as technology oriented as professionals in areas such as finance or operations and
need considerable efforts in terms of training to adapt to the change.