Analyzing the Impact of Digital Technology on HRM Practices at Walmart

This report investigates the influence of digital technology on human resource management (HRM) practices, with a specific focus on a case study of Walmart. The study explores the impact of technology on HRM, its challenges, and potential solutions. The research includes an introduction outlining the research problem, objectives, and research questions. The report aims to analyze the impact of digital technology on HRM practices, examine the challenges, and suggest ways to overcome them. The literature review discusses the electronic systems, resources, and tools that affect HRM and the positive impact digital technology has on human resource management practices and decision-making. The research highlights the importance of managing employee performance and the use of digital technology in training and development. The report is based on the work of Scherer, Siddiq and Tondeur (2019), and Zaid, Jaaron and Bon, (2018).

MANAGING PEOPLE AND
CAREERS

Title of Topic
To analyze the impact of digital technology upon human resource practices in context of
managing workers.
1.0 Introduction
Technology is embryonic rapidly as it affects HRM practices and performance conduct to
manage staff and their performance as well.
1.1 Identify a specific researchable topic area:
This study is important as it assist to analyze how human resource management activities
are affected due to digital technology.
1.2 The importance of the problem
Above chosen topic is essential because it help to determine impact of digital technology
upon practice as well as activities of HR management work or perform within Walmart to
manage the act and performance of staff members.
1.3 Aim of the research project
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of digital technology and development up
to human resource management acts. A case study on Walmart.
2.0 Research Objectives and Research Question-
 To analyze term of digital technology.
 To examine the impact of digital technology upon HRM
 To ascertain challenges that human resource management face for managing staff
performance.
 To suggest ways through which challenges may overcome
Research questions-
 What do you comprehend by concept of digital technology?
 What are the different impacts of digital technology on practices of human resource
management conduct in context of managing staff?
 What are varied challenges HRM face while managing employees within Walmart?
 What are the possible ways through which HRM in Walmart could overcome challenges?
3.0 Literature Review
According to Scherer, Siddiq and Tondeur, (2019) digital technology includes electronic
systems, resources, tools and devices that process data and use to manage current practices of

any business. It is combine of different electronic equipment and applications. It could be used
for different purpose such as for managing the performance and acts of businesses as well as
workers in systematic manner which is really very important to do in order to get further
benefits. In recent time the above term is known to comprise of working principles, procedures
and standards apply to technology standard. It is also known to boost the entre creativity degree,
along with process of data sharing and managing staff performance. It brings a lot of advantages
for companies in today’s competitive environment for example, managing and improving
employees’ activities.
Zaid, Jaaron and Bon, (2018) stated that digital technology put positive impact upon
human resource management practices and decision making relate to manage performance and
growth of workers, which is quite important in term of improving abilities and increasing
productivity even better. It allows HRM to manage the performance and each act of existing as
well as new workers in systematic manner by using digital technology to train them which is
really effective and useful approach.

REFERENCES
Book and Journals
Scherer, R., Siddiq, F. and Tondeur, J., 2019. The technology acceptance model (TAM): A meta-
analytic structural equation modeling approach to explaining teachers’ adoption of digital
technology in education. Computers & Education. 128. pp.13-35.
Zaid, A.A., Jaaron, A.A. and Bon, A.T., 2018. The impact of green human resource management
and green supply chain management practices on sustainable performance: An empirical
study. Journal of Cleaner Production. 204. pp.965-979.