E-HRM and Motivation: A Case of Manufacturing Companies in Tanzania
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Organisations are encountering more challenges than ever, owing to the speedy and dynamic development of e-business. This has headed companies to pursue better opportunities to run HR operations more effectively by adopting technology in the human resource department. Today, top leaders entirely comprehend the power of information technology (IT) tools for the attainment of business targets. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to assess the current and emergent concepts of the Electronic Human Resource Management (E-HRM) in Tanzanian organisations and study how it characters employees’ motivation. A survey was carried out; PLS-SEM technique was used to examine the effects of E-HRM on motivation. The paper outcomes suggested an apparent influence of electronic-human resource management on motivation. We have inspected research done on E-HRM and have developed a model of the factors which directed to HR electronic use and motivation study. This paper gives a brief outline of the prospects of E-HRM and Motivation in Tanzanian firms.
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