1. The Human Resources Function Facilitates the Flow of the Personnel Resource Hiring Education And training RecruitingTermination Benefit administration Potential employees Employees Retired Employees The firm Data management

2. HRIS database A Model of a Human Resources Information System Accounting information system Human Resources research subsystem Human Resources Intelligence subsystem Work force Planning subsystem Recruiting subsystem Work force Management subsystem Compensation subsystem Environmental Reporting subsystem Benefits subsystem Environmental sources Internal sources Output subsystems Data Information Users Input subsystems

3. Possible HRIS Data Locations 342 174 52 32 Firm’s central computer HR computer Operating division computer Outside service center

4. Users of HRIS Output Other HR Managers (4.33) 1 Not at all 3 Monthly 4 Weekly 5 Daily 2 Occasionally HR Director (3.79) NonHR Managers (3.09) Executives (2.78)

5. Basic Forms of HRIS Output 94.5 84.4 34.7 8.7 Periodic reports Database queries Mathematical models Expert systems Percentage of firms reporting Output types

6. Executive Perception of HRIS Value 9 185 242 4 HRIS has little value HRIS is valued less than other systems HRIS is valued higher than other systems HRIS is the most highly valued 25 31 Top management is unaware of HRIS HRIS is valued on a par with other systems