Vol. 6 No. 3 (2018): BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT STUDIES: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
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POLITICAL BENEFITS, BARRIERS, AND RISKS OF E-HRM IMPLEMENTATIONS IN BANGLADESH PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANISATIONS: AN INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

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  • Mushfiqur RAHMAN,
  • Erhan AYDIN
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15295/bmij.v6i3.386

Published 2018-11-29

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RAHMAN, M., & AYDIN, E. (2018). POLITICAL BENEFITS, BARRIERS, AND RISKS OF E-HRM IMPLEMENTATIONS IN BANGLADESH PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANISATIONS: AN INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE. Business & Management Studies: An International Journal, 6(3), 619–633. https://doi.org/10.15295/bmij.v6i3.386

Abstract

This research aims at exploring a political perspective that includes political benefits, barriers and risks to E-HRM implementation in the context of Bangladesh through adopting an institutional perspective. In order to achieve this aim, we conducted 30 semi-structured qualitative interviews (15 in each ministry) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Public Administration. Based on the interviews, the findings were thematised as three categories: political benefits, political barriers, and political risks. This research makes a robust contribution to the field as indicating different aspects of political perspectives by adopting an evidence-based approach that comes from the qualitative orientation of this research. This also provides a map for understanding current political benefits, barriers and risks regarding e-HRM implementation.

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