Title: HRIS at Nissan: a new era in human resource management

Authors: Ritu Gupta; Pratyush Banerjee

Addresses: ICFAI Business School, IFHE University, Survey No. 156/157, Dontanapally Village, Ranga Reddy District, Andhra Pradesh – 501504, India ' ICFAI University, Dehradun, Central Hopetown, Selaqui, Uttarakhand – 248197, India

Abstract: Information is the most vital part of survival or growth of the firm. Today human resource has become the main competitive advantage for a firm, making it a very critical resource. More so than ever, there is a need for fulfilling all functions related to human resource with strategic purpose and technology should be able to help in aligning them with the firm's objectives. Human resource information systems (HRISs) are one such technological innovation which can efficiently help in standardising such information about company's employees. In this case, we have tried to understand the issues faced during the implementation of HRIS at Nissan. This case enlightens us with the information about HRIS and its implementation in a real organisation.

Keywords: human resource information systems; HRIS; Carlos Ghosn; Nissan; technology; payroll management; HRM; human resource management; compensation management; recruitment; selection; training and development; automobile industry; employee information.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTCS.2013.058798

International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies, 2013 Vol.4 No.2, pp.95 - 114

Received: 31 Jul 2012
Accepted: 27 Feb 2013
Published online: 28 Jun 2014 *

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