HRIS - Module 1 - Post Class Quiz

The term e-HR is best described by

• the transformation of Business through HR

• the transformation of HR service delivery

  using web-based technology.

• electronic HR

• using e-commerce for HR services

What is the relationship between e-HR and HRIS?

• e-HR and HRIS means the same thing

• HRIS is the integration of hardware, software and business processes used to implement an e-HR approach

• HRIS focusses on the internal operations of the business, while e-HR focusses on the external operations.

• HRIS is an integrated human resource information system but e-HR uses other tools.

An HRIS can be as simple as a small employee database, developed internally by a company with a few employees, or as complex as fully integrated, multimillion-dollar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software that offers economies of scale to large firms.

• True

• False

• Depends

What is a "best of breed" Solution?

• you will work with a single vendor to develop

  one platform that incorporates multiple

  HR functions

• you will consider multiple vendors and

  then pick the best applications for

  each functional area of HR.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of the "integrated solutions"?

• Feature a common interface “look and feel” across applications, making learning and transitions for

  users easier.

• Use integrated data and technological infrastructure, reducing the need to manage multiple

  technological architectures.

• Can develop a “best fit” solution for each functional area.

• Provide greater ease of integrating data from multiple HR functions

Which of the following is NOT a way to deliver/host the technology

• With the on-premise approach, the organization will

  purchase and install hardware and software on internal machines supported by internal IT staff.

• In the hosted approach, applications are purchased and

  installed for the organization, but they are located at the vendor’s site and supported by external IT staff.

• With Software As A Service (SaaS), the firm does not purchase

  or install any software. Instead, the organization subscribes to

  software that is developed and deployed remotely and accessed via a web browser.

• None of the above i.e. all 3 above answer options are ways to deliver/host the technology

What is a HR portal?

• an entrance for a API to connect with HRIS

• a person in charge of HRIS system

• a single, targeted and often customized access point for each employee (and increasingly, each job applicant).

• a specialised human resource information system

Which one of the below is NOT a potential pitfall of e-recruiting?

• Loss of personal relationships with applicants.

• Establish, communicate and expand brand identity

• Increase in application quantity, but not application quality.

• Diversity issues and risk of adverse impact.

Which of the following is NOT a potential benefit of e-selection?

• Reducing the time and resources

  required to manage the selection

  process.

• Enhancing an organization’s

  ability to provide adaptive

  testing of applicants.

• Increasing flexibility in selection

  test administration

• Increasing the variety and type of candidates applying

What is the hidden cost of flexibility in E-Learning

• Employees can choose what they want to learn

• Employers do not allocate regular working hours to employees to attend the courses, resulting in employees "attending the training" and not learning much.

• E-Learning courses can lack interaction

• Employees need not travel to attend E-Learning courses