MIKE THEAKER of Mercer reports on HR’s growing comfort with technology.
Learning to love IT
Mike Theaker: IT initiatives are not delivering the full benefits
Across Europe there has been a significant amount of activity
across a wide range of HR technology initiatives in recent
years. The quality and effectiveness of these investments
has been mixed, but one clear trend is that HR technology
is no longer perceived as the primary barrier to HR performance.
Back in 2003, Mercer research among European HR executives
found that 56% of them cited HR technology as the primary
barrier to HR performance. It was the number two inhibitor
behind the skills and capabilities of HR professionals. But
by 2006, this number had fallen significantly, with just 17%
citing HR technology as the primary barrier to successful
performance and placing technology as the number seven barrier.
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