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This chapter addresses a lack of theory building in electronic-HRM (e-HRM) research and attempts to contribute with a (re-)conceptualisation of e-HRM as a nexus of practices and…
Abstract
Purpose
This chapter addresses a lack of theory building in electronic-HRM (e-HRM) research and attempts to contribute with a (re-)conceptualisation of e-HRM as a nexus of practices and their material arrangements.
Methodology/approach
The work draws on theories from information systems research, science and technology studies, and sociology and organisation studies.
Findings
The (re-)conceptualisation indicates that future research should make further enquiries into the role of human agency and political processes in e-HRM.
Practical implications
As a methodological pathway a combination of ethnography and philosophical hermeneutics is proposed, enabling the achievement of a required pertinent sensibility in the study of social practices and human intentionality. Action research is also considered to be relevant for an engaged e-HRM scholarship.
Social implications
The social implication of this research is the advancement of theories that emphasise the importance of human agency, morality and materiality in organisational processes.
Originality/value of the chapter
The conceptualisation may thus facilitate research that reveal insights about involvement, reciprocity and power in e-HRM projects – knowledge that can direct the development of e-HRM project teams and thus facilitate strategic HRM.
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