Coca Cola Amatil-Fiji: Internet's Impact on Human Resources (HR)

This paper investigates the impact of internet technology on workforce management practices within the Human Resources department of Coca Cola Amatil in Fiji. It highlights how technological advancements are crucial for improving communication, employee training, performance management, and motivation. The research employs a positivism philosophy and deductive approach, utilizing both primary data from HR manager interviews and secondary data from literature reviews. The findings suggest that technology significantly transforms HR functions, aiding in hiring, employee data management, and performance assessment. The paper concludes with recommendations for Coca Cola Amatil to leverage modern technology for team integration, communication, and project management, ultimately fostering a healthier and more productive work environment. Desklib provides access to this document and many other resources for students.

Running head: IMPACT OF INTERNET ON WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
IN TERMS OF 'HUMAN RESOURCES' IN COCA COLA AMATIL- FIJI.
Impact of internet on workforce management practices in terms of 'Human Resources' in Coca
Cola Amatil- Fiji
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary:........................................................................................................................3
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................4
Research objectives:........................................................................................................................4
Literature Review............................................................................................................................4
Methodology:...................................................................................................................................6
Analysis or discussion of results:....................................................................................................6
Limitation........................................................................................................................................7
Recommendations:..........................................................................................................................7
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................7
References:......................................................................................................................................8
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Executive Summary:
This paper focuses on the importance of technology in managing workforce. In-depth literature
review has been conducted in order to get relevant information regarding the role of technology
in the current workplace. Technological advancement is helping the companies to have improved
means of communication which is very much needed in order to build healthy relationship with
the staffs and thus keep them motivated towards accomplishing organizational objectives.
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Introduction:
Prompt advancement of technology is acting as the driving force behind the firms to
improve their business process. However, in order to improve the business process, the
organizations need to manage their human resources properly. As the human resources are the
key assets in an organization, it is imperative for the mangers to take proper care towards
strengthening the value among them (Noe et al. 2017). There lies the significance of technology,
which the human resource departments of the organizations should follow for the sake of
completing the challenging tasks and thereby increase the capability of the activities and
processes of HR department.
Research objectives:
It is imperative for frame research objectives to move the research towards proper
direction which is the key of completing the research in a timely and cost effective manner. The
objectives of current research are as follows:
 To evaluate the role of technology in HR functions To figure out the significance of technology in different areas of employee
management
Literature Review
Technology has entirely revolutionized the way of running business in the contemporary
times. In the era of advanced information and communication technology, the companies are
becoming able to manage the human resources effectively. Information technology has entirely
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transformed the way of providing training to the employees (Cascio 2015). Advanced technology
is paving the way for the HR department of an organization to train new staff in much more
efficient and cost effective way.
The ability of accessing new information effective training materials from the remote
locations has become too much easy with the advent of technology. At the same time,
technology is also helping the companies to train wide ranges of staffs in a comprehensive
platform. Enhanced performance management is the major outcomes of rapid advancement of
technology (Colbert, et al., 2016). With the assistance of computer technology, human resources
professionals are becoming able to assess the performance level of the staffs and take proactive
action in order to improve the same for the sake of amplifying organizational productivity. There
are various softwares’ such as bamboohr, icims talent platform, zenefits and birddoghr
talent management suite which the companies can access in order to assess the performance level
of the human resources.
Electronic surveillance is one of the major outcomes of technology, which is widely used
by the employees in contemporary times in order to evaluate the behavior of the employees and
employ effective technique for the sake of controlling the behavior of the staffs. Motivating the
knowledge workers is one of the major challenges, faced by the companies in recent times.
Technology is helping the companies to offer the staffs with various fun related activities inside
the office (Al Shobaki et al., 2017). Thus, it can be said that technology is also helping the
companies to motivate the staffs.
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Methodology:
Research methodology is an imperative factor of designing the research work in a
systematic manner. Research Philosophy is one of the major factors of research methodology, as
it supports in stating the point of view of the researcher. For the current research, positivism
research philosophy has been chosen as it has helped the researcher to investigate the research
topic in cohesive manner. Research approach is also an imperative factor of approaching the
research to proper manner (Kumar 2019). For the present research, deductive research approach
has been chosen for the sake of putting stress on existing theoretical framework of the research.
Both primary and secondary research has been conducted in order to get comprehensive
information about the research topic. In terms of conducting primary research, 3 HR managers of
Coca Cola Amatil have been interviewed. This has helped in evaluating how technology is
helping the HR function of Coca Cola Amatil. In addition, books, journals and related articles
have been used as the secondary source in order to get relevant information from the previous
research work on the same topic.
Analysis or discussion of results:
From the literature review, it is evident that technology has entirely transformed the HR
function in an organization. High end soft-wares’ are used by the companies for the sake of
facilitating the HR related functions. Technology is playing a critical role in hiring the staffs and
selecting them for the interview session and managing the paperwork of the employees. In
addition, securing the personal and confidential information of the staffs in a single data base is a
vital impact of technology on the HR related functions (Tidd and Bessant 2018).
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Limitation
The researcher has faced certain limitations in the way of conducting the research in a
proper manner. If the research would have been carried out on more number of HR managers of
Coca Cola Amatil, then stronger perspective regarding the company would have been gained. At
the same time, the managers were also biased while answering the questions.
Recommendations:
Collaborative and productive team productive team plays a major role in attaining long
term success from business by satisfying the challenging mission. It is recommended for Coca
Cola Amatil to use the modern technology in terms of keeping the staffs in an integrated
platform. Communication software is to be used by Coca Cola Amatil for the sake of
strengthening the communication among the team mates. At the same time, it is suggested for the
companies to use cloud-based project management software for the sake of improving the
performance of entire team by leading them to complete a work in a systematic manner.
Conclusion:
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded by saying that technology is paving the way
for the companies to build healthy relationship with the employees. The inclusion of high end
information and communication technology is also paving the way for the companies to build
healthy relationship with the staffs and keep them information regarding the organizational
policies and procedures.
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References:
Al Shobaki, M.J., Naser, S.S.A., Amuna, Y.M.A. and El Talla, S.A., 2017. Impact of Electronic
Human Resources Management on the Development of Electronic Educational Services in the
Universities. International Journal of Engineering and Information Systems, 1(1), pp.1-19.
Cascio, W.F., 2015. Managing human resources. McGraw-Hill.
Colbert, A., Yee, N. and George, G., 2016. The digital workforce and the workplace of the
future. CRC Press.
Kumar, R., 2019. Research methodology: A step-by-step guide for beginners. Sage Publications
Limited.
Noe, R.A., Hollenbeck, J.R., Gerhart, B. and Wright, P.M., 2017. Human resource management:
Gaining a competitive advantage. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
Tidd, J. and Bessant, J.R., 2018. Managing innovation: integrating technological, market and
organizational change. John Wiley & Sons.
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