Electronic Human Resource Management: challenges in the digital era

Abstract

This introduction has become a reflection on a two-year debate during the e-HRM and HRIS conferences and therefore echoes the latest discussions about e-HRM research and its role within organizations from both HR- and IT-centred studies. We view e-HRM as an umbrella term covering the integration of HRM and IT, aimed at creating value for targeted employees and managers. This editorial discusses key issues and new challenges in e-HRM research.

Acknowledgements

Many individuals have made contributions to this special issue. In particular, special thanks are due to Michael Poole, who believed in the topic and was enthusiastic and supportive all the way through. We are very grateful to all participants of two e-HRM conferences whose debates and provocative thinking led us through the preparation of this volume. We would like to thank reviewers for the special issue: Ronald Batenburg, Paul Boselie, Gary Florkowski, Hal Gueutal, Veronique Guilloux, Beatrice van der Heijden, Anne Kegan, Frits Kluytmans, Jan de Leede, André Nijhof, Miguel Olivas-Luijan, Emma Perry, Sebastiaan Princen, Maarten van Riemsdijk, Hernan Riquelme, Annabella Sarmento, Klaas Sikkel, Paul Sparrow, Bernd Stahl, Mandy van der Velde, Klaasjan Visscher, and Pat Wright.