(PDF) How Does Technology Impact HR Functions

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Introduction
Artificial Intelligence (AI) discusses about technology utilized to do an undertaking
which necessitates certain level of intelligence in further words a tool proficient in order to do
what humans can do. Core AI technologies offer improved accuracy and consistency to
regular procedures utilizing an algorithm which connects value data and information with
rapid reckoning services (Yano, 2017). The field of Human Resources has faith on the
success they would attain by incorporating AI into HR administration purposes and enhance
the general operative practice. This will deliver further capability, additional time as well as
financial plan in addition to more precise information for pivotal people management.
According to Tambe, Cappelli and Yakubovich (2019), humans as well as learning machines
are functioning in amalgamation yield an ever-increasing amount of HR information in the
cloud in addition to the usage of artificial intelligence analyses which deliver improved
understanding into ways of successful execution and operation. The accomplishment of any
organization is influenced by ways in which it effectively combines individuals, procedure as
well as technology logically to deliver transformational significance at enhanced cost. By
drawing relevance to these factors, it has been noted that AI will aid to competently
mechanize numerous back-office functions for consistent HR dealings as well as service
delivery (Yano, 2017). However, it has been observed that while current HR domain
comprises of highly experienced and skilled people, they show great lack of knowledge and
understanding of the use of AI in HR functions. The thesis statement of the essay is “By
using machine learning, HR professionals will experience acceleration in the way of their
performance.”
Discussion
Impact of Technology on HR functions

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The fundamental objectives of HR in organizations are to attract, recruit, employ,
motivate as well as retain talented staffs in the assigned roles. In the view of Lu et al. (2020),
these goals have attained huge significance in current times, as more and more leading
organizations have been showing high contingence on advanced technology to accomplish
their regular HR activities. It is certain that technology has changed the way HR processes are
presently managed, chiefly in relation to the ways companies gather, preserve and utilize and
most importantly share information about applicants and employees. Furthermore, it has been
noted that despite of technological influence on HR processes, previous research have also
claimed that IT currently shifts the connection between individuals and companies besides
subordinates and supervisors (Stone et al., 2015). It has further lessened the influence of
expanse in organizations to help employees work as per convenience at home or
communicate with team members across spatial borders. In addition to this, advanced
technologies have facilitated organizations to employ individuals with expertise skills in
remote parts of the world such as software developers (Lu et al., 2020). The use of advanced
technologies like AI has been offering HR experts to perform tasks which would offer them
great success.
Improves Performance Efficiency of Employees
There tends to remain high misconception in the industry that by incorporating AI in
the HR field, the HR employment opportunities will be at stake. Such an understanding is
extremely void, as AI does not replace the jobs of HRs instead AI develops as a support
function which has been earlier monotonous as well as administrative related work. It
authorizes HR experts to emphasize on strategic level. Verma and Bandi (2019) have
mentioned that the use of machine learning can help HRs to adapt as well as learn from data
in order to create algorithms which can increase performance efficiency usually at prediction.
Furthermore, within business settings, the majority collective application of machine learning