Introduction
Given the ever rising wave of globalisation, technology change and sustainability debate, organisations are increasingly under pressure to tap into the energies of information systems in disparate areas of organisational life. This tendency has precipitated the surge in the number of organisations collecting, storing and analysing information pertaining to their human resources via the use of human resource information systems (HRIS) as well as other kinds of software that include HRIS functionality (Kavanagh, et al, 2012). Effective and efficient management of information systems can generate information resource, which organisations need for operational, tactical and strategic planning and decision-making that can enhance its commitment to sustainability (Achua, 2008). Human resource management is one of the arms of the organisation that uses information systems to operationally position itself as well as to strategically and tactically create an environment that will enhance competitive advantage and