ADOPTION OF HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INNOVATION IN PAKISTANI ORGANIZATIONS

A growing body of research is emphasizing the significance of adoption of technological innovation of Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) to help modern organizations in effective management of human resources. However, there is lack of research on adoption of HRIS innovation in Pakistani context, there is available concern on different aspects of HRIS outside Pakistan. The purpose of this study was to identify the multiple factors contributing to organizational decision-making for the adoption of innovation of HRIS. This study examined relationship of six factors with adoption of innovation of HRIS in organizations: innovation factors of Relative Advantage, Compatibility, Complexity; organizational characteristics of support of Top Management HRIS expertise, and environmental characteristic of Competition. For data collection, structured questionnaires were distributed for survey research and cross-sectional research design was adopted. Relative Advantage and Compatibility had positive relationship with HRIS adoption. However, Top Management Support and HRIS Expertise were found to be the top contributors to the decision of HRIS adoption. It was stated that introduction of new innovations in information systems could meet with organizational reluctance. The main cause was the complexity of new technology.