Interactive Exercise Group 3

In the article by Wiblen and Marler (2021), several factors influence how digitalization affects TM, which one is not true?

• The degree how HR managers assert their professional knowledge and judgment

• The shared perception of the value of the technology and the benefits it brings.

• The effectiveness of digitalisation of TM on the organization

The study conducted by Wiblen and Marler (2010) reveals that appropriation of technology influences the roles of line and HR managers, which statement below about the change of role in various business units is FALSE?

• In KnowCo, the prioritization of technology and the automation of 'talent list' leads to HR marginalization

• In KnowCo, the prioritization of technology leads to higher involvement of HR managers in talent identification

• In FinCo, HR managers perceive that technology as the sole mechanism to identify talent is flawed, thus making their role as strategic facilitation and advisory role

• In FinCo, HR managers' role is to decide what and who is talent based on FinCo's specific need

Which theoretical lenses do Wiblen and Marler (2010) utilize in their study?

• Perception

• Interpretation

• Appropriation

• Enactment

• Alignment

In the determinism – voluntarism continuum, which of the following categories show more potential for research in e-HRM?

• Strict determinism

• Moderate determinism

• Strict voluntarism

• Moderate voluntarism

Which of the following statements is true regarding moderate determinism?

• Only technology determines the consequences

• Technology determines the consequences as the main originator. However, other contingent factors need to also be considered

• Human usage of technology is the main contingent factor

As determinism refers technology as the source of consequences, the moderate version states that there are contingent factors to IT. Which of the following are considered as the contingent factors?

• Capabilities and constraints of technology

• Human usage of technology

• Opposing interest

• Contextual factors

Which of the following statements is true?

• E-recruiting increases workforce diversity

• E-recruiting decreases administrative and transaction costs

• E-recruiting practices are more personal, and create less of an artificial distance between applicants and organizations

• E-recruiting attracts greater numbers of applicants, but not higher quality applicants as compared with traditional recruiting technologies

Which one is not a benefit of Employee self-service systems (ESS)?

• Decreased processing time

• Increased accuracy of decisions

• Improved productivity

• Decreased managerial workload