CHAPTER 5: Organization, AREA 10:
Technology Management well
answered already passed
Technology Management - correct answer ✔✔Involves the use of existing, new and emerging
technologies to support the HR function, and the development and implementation of policies
and procedures governing the use of technologies in the workplace.
data mining - correct answer ✔✔the process of analyzing data to extract information not
offered by the raw data alone
HRIS (Human Resource Information System) - correct answer ✔✔Systematic tool for gathering,
storing, maintaining, retrieving, and revising HR data.
Best of Breed (BOB) - correct answer ✔✔Means using a specific software program or package
for each specific application or requirement. These are selected based upon their ability to meet
the organization's specific needs better than any other available program. They may be from
several vendors and may not be the low-cost package.
While the program does an excellent job in meeting the needs, it may not be able to
communicate with other applications the organization is using.
To share information between the applications, the information is either printed out from one
package and manually input in to the next or the packages are linked either by the vendor or
using a third party "middleware" package or interface system.
Democratization of Technology - correct answer ✔✔The process by which access to technology
rapidly continues to become more accessible to more people.
Technology Management well
answered already passed
Technology Management - correct answer ✔✔Involves the use of existing, new and emerging
technologies to support the HR function, and the development and implementation of policies
and procedures governing the use of technologies in the workplace.
data mining - correct answer ✔✔the process of analyzing data to extract information not
offered by the raw data alone
HRIS (Human Resource Information System) - correct answer ✔✔Systematic tool for gathering,
storing, maintaining, retrieving, and revising HR data.
Best of Breed (BOB) - correct answer ✔✔Means using a specific software program or package
for each specific application or requirement. These are selected based upon their ability to meet
the organization's specific needs better than any other available program. They may be from
several vendors and may not be the low-cost package.
While the program does an excellent job in meeting the needs, it may not be able to
communicate with other applications the organization is using.
To share information between the applications, the information is either printed out from one
package and manually input in to the next or the packages are linked either by the vendor or
using a third party "middleware" package or interface system.
Democratization of Technology - correct answer ✔✔The process by which access to technology
rapidly continues to become more accessible to more people.
