PART I Introduction to Human Resource Management and …

IntroductiontoHumanResourceManagementand HumanResourceInformationSystems PPAARRTT II11 Evolution ofHuman ResourceManagement andHuman ResourceInformationSystemsThe Role of Information TechnologyMohan ThiteMichael J. Kavanagh EDITORS NOTEThe purpose of thi s chapter is to provide an introductio n to the fields of humanresource Management (HRM)and information techno logy (I T), and the com -bination of these two fields into Human Resource information systems(HRIS). T he fi rst chapter will lay the groundwork f or the r emainder of this book, 3 VIGNETTET here are numerous feder al and state laws and regulations regarding the treatment ofemp loyees, as will be discusse d thro ughout this book. For example, some of these lawsregulate the numbe r of working hours in a week and overtime re quirements, union-man agement relations, and u nfair discrimination in the personnel practices of a fir m. Onesuch la w, Title VII of the Civi l Rights Law of 1964 as amended by the E qual OpportunityAct of 19 72, protects ind ivid uals against unfair discrimination based o n race, national ori-gin, and gender in any personnel decision for example, hiring.

ty and survival. The resources that are available to the firm fall into three general categories: physical, organizational, and human. In discussing how to gain a competi - tive advantage in the global market, Porter (1990) noted that management of the human resources is the most critical of the three. The idea of treating human resources

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