SAGE Open (May 2022)

Examining the Effect of Organizational Leadership, Organizational Structure, and Employee Technological Capability on the Success of Electronic Human Resource Management

  • Richard Amoako,
  • Yuanchun Jiang,
  • Michelle Frempomaa Frempong,
  • Stephen Tetteh,
  • Stephen Sarfo Adu-Yeboah

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221088852
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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The advancement in usage of information technology in past decades have revolutionized the business environment. For instance, the introduction and widely acceptance of e-commerce technologies have transformed the retail landscape. Same as the emerging of streaming services and platforms like Netflix has change the entertainment especially the movie sector drastically. Like other sectors of the economy, the adoption of technology has transformed the functional activities of diverse organizations and organizational units. Specifically, the adoption of eHRM is argued to enrich organizational effectiveness. The study attempts to investigate the effect of organizational leadership, organizational structure, and employee technological capabilities on the implementation success of e-HRM system. Data is collected from a novel dataset that is based on list of human resource practitioner/professional that was made available by the Chartered Institute of Human Resource Practitioners, Ghana. The outcome of the study indicates organizational structure and employee technological efficacy/competence have a positive and significant influence on the successful implementation of e-HRM. Conversely, organizational leadership did not have significant influence on the success of e-HRM. However, it must be acknowledging internal marketing plays critical role in aligning organizational goals, employee’s capabilities, and expectation.