Date of Award

Fall 9-2019

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS)

Department

Information Systems and Security

First Advisor

Ylber Limani

Language

Albanian

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of Human Resource Information System utilization on the productivity of the human resources. The study was guided by the following research question; To what extent does HRIS organization influence employee performance?

A descriptive research design was adopted. A random sampling technique was used to draw a sample size of 155 respondents. The data collection instrument was a tailor-made structured questionnaire developed by the researcher, specifically for this study. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics like frequencies, percentages. Pearson correlation and simple regression analysis were used to determine the influence of independent variables on the dependent variable. The SPSS version 22 tool was used to analyze data. The data was presented using figures and tables.

The study findings on HRIS organization and employee performance showed that majority of respondent agreed that there was useful information from HRIS system. It had increased their ability to disseminate information and in turn improved their performance. They agreed that it improved their performance. Also, most respondents indicated that the information generated by the HRIS has improved the strategic decision making in the organization which in turn has improved employee performance.

The study findings on HRIS operation and employee performance showed that with implementation of HRIS system there were better planning by cutting down repetitive work and by managing each employee contribution to enable thorough performance tracking. Therefore, majority of respondents agreed that HRIS reduces work duplication and enabled employee roles to be clearly defined and tracked.

The study concludes that when HRIS component function is optimal, employee performance is significantly improved. HRIS self-service portal and accessibility from anywhere improves the employee ability to perform their tasks effectively. HRIS contributes in improving the communication of information within the organization.

The study recommends that HRIS organization should be optimized to improve employee performance. The organization should invest more in record keeping, managing data of employees to equip managers make better strategic decisions. Time should be invested in adoption of this system which translates to fulfillment of organization requirements that leads to the commitment of employee to organization goals. Also, there should be an effective performance feedback to employees because feedback enables the employees be aware of what exactly is expected from them.

DOI

10.33107/ubt-etd.2019.174

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