Summary

To summarize the three topic I have learn, I want to mention about the important of the HRIS, we need to know about the importance to us than we will learn it. When we step on the real work life, we confirm need to use at least two or three of the information system. It can improve efficiency and effectiveness of the business processes. Furthermore, it can help in decision making such as promotion, training needs and others.

In the second topic, I know what is the competitive forces, for those company who want to survive, they need to develop their own strategies to counter these forces such as new entrants of the industry and markets, rivalry of competitors within its industry, substitute products that may capture market share. Bargaining power of customers and suppliers.

When I learn about the third topic which is the four model of HRIS, I quite interesting about the model of Multinational, I feel that it is very flexible and can fix all culture and situation according own country. Secondly, I also interest about the transnational model, it can act faster and sharing idea to each other. Just like a brainstorming session, we can gain more knowledge and idea, I think it is similar to brainstorming, make their organization grow up faster.

I become more interesting about this subject after I learn some basic of this subject.

On Globalising HRIS: Part 1

Dr. Nur Naha was on leave when we need to study about the On Globalising HRIS: Part 1

She ask us to download the article from the elearning and need to self study.

During the tutorial class, we learn about this topic, although tutor was very responsible and give many explaination, he use the white board until whole of the white board is full of his word,but i still blur about this topic, I only hear about the word: decentralised and centralised. I feel sorry about that I am not pay full attention to the class.

After Dr Nur Naha teach us about this topic, I feel that I can easily know what is the three model that is Multinational, Global and International. Before learn this topic, I did not know this three terms are different and I just simply use " International Company" to all of the company that have many " shop", " factory" or " office" at many country.

Lecturer also give us two articles, that is written by Karen Beaman and Alfred J. Walker. The other one is by Karen V. Beaman. According by Beaman and Walker ( 2000), multinational HRIS is decentralised that means within each independent or organization, many key assests, responsibilities and decision making are localized, the local business are free to control themself. It is more flexible to meet local needs and sensitive to individual cultural.

Global is centralized that means is totally different with the Multinational HRIS. Their strategies assets, resources, responsibilities and decision making are centralised. All system are standardized. It will lead to a problem, that is less flexibility. " One size fits all" will not meet all personal needs.

For International HRIS, it is between the concept of Global and Multinational. The system is standadized but can change a bit according the needs of the country and the culture of the society.

After learn these three models, Dr. Nur then explain about " Transnational" HRIS. Well, I think it is very effective and efficient because they can share their knowledge to each other according each strength. I think it is most suitable to facing the globalization. It can share their decision making and inovation across the organization.

I feel quite interest in this topic and feel shock because the company all of the world practice different model in their system, I wonder what factors they choose the model. Why some company choose the multinational model but other choose global, international and transnational, are they really know it is the best way to them?

Reference:

Karen Beaman and Alfred J. Walker (2000). Globalizing HRIS: The New Transnational Model. IHRIM Journal, pp 30-43.

Competitive Advantage

After I learn Competitive Advantage(CA), I feel CA is a very important criteria to all organization to survive. Why I say like that? It is because all the organization will facing the same problem since globalization happen in this world. When Dr. Nur Naha teach about this topic, I notice that Information Technology (IT) is playing a important role for competitive advantages. According to Lengnick-Hall & Lengnick-Hall (2006), HRIS can increase the speed of information transactions. Beckers & Bsat (2002) claims that HRIS also can increase the competitiveness by improving HR operation and management processes.

To succeed, a business must develop strategies to counter these forces such as:

• · Rivalry of companies within its industry
• · New entrants into an industry and its market
• · Substitute products that may capture market share
• · Bargaining power of customers
• · Bargaining power of suppliers

Dr. Nur Naha let us do a activities to discuss the strategies according specific field. I am quite enjoy the activity because I can know the idea of my coursemate and each of us sharing idea, and I can learn more after the activity. This activity also let me realise that as a student, we cannot all depend on the note given by lecturer, however, we need to know the things that happen around us and know somethings about each field.

For examples: Laptop/PC market such as Sony Vaio, Acer, Toshiba, Lenovo, Apple……

These brands of laptop tend to try to attract their customers, for Sony Vaio, they try to make the laptop looks beautiful and many choices of colour. However, for Acer, they tend to sell their laptop at the lowest price with latest processer. Lenovo and Toshiba is well known as good quality. If we just depend on the note, we will not know about the different of each brand's. After the lecture, I feel that it is important to learn the things around us, such as the IT, electronic , chemical, medical, education, food manufacturer, and others.

reference:

Beckers,A.M., & Bsat,M.Z.(2002). A DDS classification model for research in human resource information systems. Information Systems Management, 19(3),41-50

Lengnick-Hall, C.A., & Lengnick-Hall, M.L. (2006). HR, ERP, and knowledge for competitive advantage. Human Resource Management, 45(2),179-194