Identification of the Factors Influencing the E-HRM Implementation: Insights from the Private Banks of Bangladesh.

Abstract

Along with identifying the motivational factors, this study aims to address the challenges in implementing E-HRM in the workplace. The research attempts to explore the current state of E-HRM practices in the banking sector of Bangladesh as research regarding E-HRM in the context of Bangladesh has not been explored sufficiently. This study follows an exploratory research approach, and the methods include reviewing literature and semi-structured interviews with 22 key informants in the banking sector. For analyzing the qualitative data, 'thematic analysis’ was applied using the most common process known as the step-by-step process. This paper identified two key themes in the findings: motivating and challenging factors to implement E-HRM. The findings from the data analysis indicate that top-level management’s support, employees’ attitudes, competitors’ pressure, time demand, and traditional complex systems are the motivation behind adopting E-HRM. On the other hand, high set-up costs, lack of skilled employees, information security, IT culture, negligence of top-level managers, monitoring and feedback, and job insecurity have been identified as challenging factors to implement E-HRM in organizational functions. The study findings conclude that adoption of E-HRM is far more beneficial than performing the HRM functions through the traditional convoluted systems. These findings might contribute to the development of strategies to implement E-HRM in banking activities. In addition, these findings might be considered as input for further research in human resource management.