Reflective Topic on Week 3: IS and its Architectures

Current focus in Information System, part 1 ‘Globalizing HRIS’

            The term of ‘global HRIS’ mean that has been used to donate many different types of organization, systems and environment[1]. Globalizing in my understanding is the organization used internet or IT to work in global enterprise to solve not only HR problems but also include HRIS issues on going worldwide for especially employee development. For activities managing and accomplishing strategy changes would be impossible without the internet, intranets and other global computing and telecommunications networks that are the central nervous system of nowadays.

In my learning at class, the globalizing has three types HRIS organizational model of HR system in market used by organization; it is multinational, global, and international. Three of this model have different characteristic and the organization can implement based on suitable for their own environment. That model also shows the organizations have different function and when we look on Malaysia part of scenario practices in organization.

            Different strategy of this three model such as localization, global integration and knowledge sharing. The different of HRIS model Christopher Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal discuss three basic models which provide a framework and they describe three models by selecting each model. First, the need for responsiveness through local differentiation that mean different culture, religion of customers so any systems on develop by head quarters the branch must be suitable the system based on different regional and situation on the place with consumers needed. Multinational is suitable model because to implement and managing HRIS by being sensitive to local and regional difference. For examples, CIMB bank using the HRIS multinational systems to enhance needs of local consumer. In additional, based firmly on national standards required for performance in employment, and take proper account of future needs with particular regard to technology, markets and employment patterns[2].

            Besides that, the need for efficiency through global integration. That mean in my understanding the model system regardless location of branch of company refer for same systems ‘one for all’. The model is global because to implementing and managing HRIS by building a single, standardized, centralized systems. For examples CIMB system in Kuala Lumpur as a head quarters the branch on CIMB Johor, so CIMB Johor must be using the same system provide from Head Quarter state on CIMB Kuala Lumpur. The system ‘solid come from head quarters’.

            The need for learning through leveraging worldwide innovation and knowledge sharing. The key point that third strategic need are ‘learning and sharing’.  The objective to implementing and managing HRIS by transferring and adapting knowledge and expertise to local organization, while continuing to retain considerable influence and control over the local organization on the international model. The key point that maintenance is a problem or it creates a situation where neither corporate nor local needs are adequately met. Some HR factions that benefit from innovation and sharing include compensation program design and product/ service development[3].  In my opinion this model, international is focus to sharing knowledge and innovation from head quarters to branch of company and from branch knowledge to head quarters. Both responsibilities to improve productivities of organization without look levels of status.  

Conclusion

            Studying this course HRIS, is much give knowledge for especially using IT in HR organization activities. We can look if no technology in organizations that is impossible the organization can develop and difficult to growth their company on globalization sector. The effect also the production can not go to marketable the profit became lower. The bad effect the company organization can be closed. But to handle this problem the company organization must to take part in using IT in activities not only for HR but usefully for all departments.

            If the company using model IT system on their organization, the advantaged the organizational able to organize planning models in such a way that they will use and produce data required for other purpose because ‘model can only realize their possibilities if backed by IT’[4].That mean all activities can solve include impossible problem in the right time, right place and the right person if using IT.

            Finally, this course also gives more information about globalization in organization. For additional, not only three model in system strategy need used by organization but transactional also one of the model system because transactional is centered on resolving problems more complex process included distributed, specialized, resources and capabilities. Successful organization who apply this model because the model show large flows of component, products, resources, people and information among independent units.     

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[1] Karen Beaman & Alfred J.Walker. ‘Globalizing HRIS the new transactional model’. IHRIM Journal 2. 2000.pg-30

[2] Shirley Fletcher. ‘designing competence-based Training’. Kogan Page. 1991.pg 21

[3] Karen V. Beaman. ‘Moving to transnational Solution’, articles. www.ihrim.org. 1999.pg 34-35

[4] C. W. Blaxter & W.E.M. Morris. ‘Computers and the manager’.  Pg 35

Reflective Topic on Week 2: IS For Competitive Advantages

Using Information system for gaining competitive advantage

            The objective in this chapter is to identify basic competitive strategic and to identify several strategic uses of IT. From this chapter also I learn about roles of IT that is in reengineering most business process can sustainability increases process efficiency, improve communication, and facilities collaboration. That roles we can look the business process can be on time, effectively process and although the area not same place and cultures but the communication still run for especially to sharing learning and something.

            Besides that, from this topic the lecture does some activities. That activities is discussion to group member about how has IS assists business flourished nowadays?  In the activities what I get is the example of company is airline service such as airasia.com. the airasia used difference strategic to tackle their customers for examples airasia provide many offer only for the one address web. The several offer include booking tickets, food services offer in airplane, VIP seats, advertise about hotels provide, some from that web the customer by offered from airasia promotion price of tickets airplane, from the country to another country, Malaysian to Indonesian.

            Technology is no longer an afterthought in business strategic but the cause and driver. That is because technology can help the organization on business especially to take part on the competitive advantages and give information from using the system such as gain competitive advantages. For more clearly, competitive advantages look for in a global world the advantages based on economic of scale are the most durable in protecting incumbent firms from the unbridled competition that eliminates profit. Profitability therefore depends on the ability of a firm to dominate a particular market[1]. That why the strategic information system very important in development organization to apply.

           

            Last but not least, from the topic on week two I learn about five competitive strategic that is, based on cost leadership, differentiation strategy, innovation strategy, and growth and alliance strategy. All the strategy I can conclude different organization used different strategic to attract their customer but although different but all organization usage IT for improve and develop performance in organization to became marketability organization. For examples, on cost leadership Airline Company, the company produce same product it is tickets to fly, Malaysia airlines and Airasia.com. The competitive strategic Airasia.com used cost leadership compare to Malaysia airline with provide lower cost and give promotion price to attract the customers by using purchasing on IT.

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[1] Bruce c. Greenwald & Judd Kahn, ‘The irrational fear that someone in china will take your job’.2009.pg-104

Reflective Topic on Week 1: Introduction to Information System (IS)

Reflective Topic on Week 1:  Introduction to Information System (IS)

The Web and Key Trends Changing Human Resources

            From the chapter one, the synopsis that I was learn is the course expose students to the use of computer-based Information system (CIBS) in facilitating the achievement of competitive advantage of an organization. This is where the competitive advantages is achieved through the application of advanced technology. Besides that the course a discuss human resources Information systems (HRIS) model and how the systems aids human resources practitioner in implementing HR task more efficiently through the use of information technology[1]. 

            “The Human Resource Information System (HRIS) is a software or online solution for the data entry, data tracking, and data information needs of the Human Resources, payroll, management, and accounting functions within a business. Normally packaged as a data base, hundreds of companies sell some form of HRIS and every HRIS has different capabilities. Pick your HRIS carefully based on the capabilities you need in your company”[2].

            Moreover, I learn about the biggest development on technology front, enabling direct employee access is the web-based HR information. That is because if the biggest organization can used the web-best HR information they can have a big problem to handle the development and also their cannot to handle all the staff, the production can be low, and many negative effect. That is dangerous for become continues organization in the market because if they want the organization stability in the market they must to develop their organization same with growth of using technology in the world.

            The point I will be discuss is advantaged of transformational Human Resources in using new technology. One of the advantages is from local to global. That mean from small operation business became a large operation such as banking business. Now days, mostly service in banking only provide for their customer used internet or IT that is because using IT easy for them contact directly their customer although their customer not in country. Because the organization provide also online service helps to more expand and compete.

            In additional, information systems are combination of people, hardware, software, data resources, and communication network. This entire very usefully to biggest organization because, if the entire not implement each other the outcome can not be compete efficiently. Because the system only can run if have a person handle the system, same also if only the person but the system not development the outcome can be produce but take a long time and used a lot of cost.

            Lastly Human Resources information system very needed that is because to storing information and data for each individual employee. Second, to help organization providing a basis for planning, decision making, controlling and other human resources functions. Thirdly, used for meeting daily transactional requirement such as marking absent and present and grating leave. Build organizational capabilities, job design and organization structure can be build more effectively, can also increasing size of workforce, technology advance and the last can helps organization also individual change in legal environment. 

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[1] Dr. Nur Naha Abu Mansor, handout of Human Resources Information System notes. 2011, UTM

[2] http://humanresources.about.com/od/glossaryh/a/hris.htm

INTRODUCTION 'WHO AM I'

My name is Norsutriana Binti Hj Babu, I come from Tawau Sabah. I have nine siblings and I the eight. My father is a retired laborer and now my farther works part time as a security guard at a gold shop. My farther age, 62 years old. My mother was a house wife full time, and she now 60 years old.

My primary schools name SK Muhibbah Raya Tawau, Sabah sense years 1995 until years 2000 and my secondary schools at St Patrick Tawau, Sabah sense 2001 until years 2006. After I take SPM I continued my study in high schools, form six lower but only 2 weeks, it is because I received offer letter from University Technology Malaysia to further study a diploma level. I'm very grateful and very happy because the UTM offer to take Accounting and finance course.   

         

After graduating from the diploma level, I get an offer again from UTM to pursue education a degree level. in sincerely my feeling is a bit disappointed because actually I want to further my study near with my village and the same course but  I got UTM and difference course, it is degree of human resources development. Although in this course field i have learned more knowledge, skills and ability, I became not only a good person but for take this course also that have much useful knowledge for me but also helped me plan for my future. 

Human resources development is knowledge about development that not only soft but also develop organizational, families member, and included development of national to create community of excellence, distinction and glory also have goompetitors in the world.