. Introduction
Human Resource Management (HRM) in an organizational context is undergoing rapid change. There is a paradigm shift where HRM is now moving from the ‘silo’ approach to an integrated approach in which the HR
personnel interact on a continuous basis with project teams and line managers. The role of HRM has changed
altogether from a traditional (popularly called personnel management) to a strategic one. Most medium and large
scale organisations spend large amounts of money and reserves on HR software, but unfortunately many of them
utilise it only for HR administrative purposes rather than for effective and efficient human resource planning (true
HRP).
2. Objectives of the Study
To explore the functionality and contribution of HRIS inHRP through HR sub systems in medium and large sized
organisations, the objectives of the study were:
1. To identify the contribution of HRIS recruiting subsystem to the workforce planning of an organisation
2. To investigate the contribution of HRIS subsystem to the training and development of the workforce of an
organisation
3. To explore the overall contribution of HRIS to HR decision making and aligning of the HR strategy to the
organization’s strategy.