Abstract:
Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) play a significant role in the contemporary
business world where it assists in achieving Human Resource Management (HRM) effectiveness.
As a result, this study aims to inspect the impact of HRIS on HRM effectiveness in selected large
apparel firms in the Western Province in Sri Lanka. HRIS was measured in terms of five
dimensions (top management, effective communication, training, information system and human
resource department) and HRM effectiveness was measured in recruitment, performance
management and human resource planning functions. 12 large apparel firms were selected as the
sample for the study and a self-administered survey was conducted covering employees in the
entire HR department using the five point Likert scale of 28 statements. The data was analyzed
and evaluated using the statistical data analysis package, SPSS (version 23.0) with univariate and
bivariate methods. The results of the survey revealed that 85% of the variance in the HRM
effectiveness is explained by HRIS. Further, findings of this study indicated that the selected
large apparel firms in the Western Province use the HRIS in human resource planning,
recruitment and performance management areas. Since the study was based on only three HRM
functions, the researchers recommend the need to apply more HRM functions in order to
discover the impact of HRIS on human resource management effectiveness for further
researchers.
Keywords: Human Resource Department, Human Resource Information System, Human
Resource Management Effectiveness, Large Apparel Firms
