Towards a human resource information system for Australian construction companies

摘要

The casual nature of employment in the construction industry makes planning human asset requirements a vague exercise. Human resource information systems (HRISs) offer a means of coping with these problems through improvements in the reliability, accuracy and accessibility of the human resources (HR) information. Aimed at improving the understanding of construction HRISs, interviews were carried out with three leading construction companies in Australia. The HR needs of the companies were examined by identifying the HR-related functions and activities conducted, the internal and external users of HR information, the type of data needed, and the specific purpose of those data.