Title: Information technology moderation in HR functions of public sector organisations in Pakistan

Authors: Syed Alamdar Ali Shah; Arbab Gul; Muhammad Ali Ahmad; Raditya Sukmana; Nanik Kustiningsih

Addresses: Department of Islamic Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia ' Quaid-i-Azam School of Management Sciences, Quaid I Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan ' Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia ' Department of Islamic Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia ' Department of Accounting, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia

Abstract: The current study has been conducted to identify key roles played by information technology in all human resource departments of public sector organisations operating in Pakistan. It finds that information technology has changed the operations and functions of the HR department. Overall 290 questionnaires returned back with 76.86% response rate. Various data tests and controlled moderation model has been applied to achieve the objectives. The results suggest that information technology significantly moderates the execution of human resource functions in human resource department of Pakistani public sector organisations. The study highlights the increasing importance of IT in the effective functioning of public sector HR departments.

Keywords: information technology; human resource department; public sector; regression analysis; Pakistan.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTLID.2021.120857

International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, 2021 Vol.13 No.4, pp.370 - 387

Received: 28 Jun 2021
Accepted: 01 Nov 2021
Published online: 14 Feb 2022 *

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