Week 4 Discussion - HRIS Investments

Discussion Questions Week 4

Question 1: HRIS Investments   

Part A (Chapter 7)

1. Imagine a vendor responded to your request for a HRIS proposal. What are the indirect/direct costs and benefits of the HRIS? What is the cost of implementation (include dollar estimates)? Does the cost justify the HRIS investment? Explain.

Part B (Chapter 8)

2. Does your organization utilize self-service portals? How do you use self-service portals? If you do not have experience using self-service portals, which portals would you recommend for your organization and why would you recommend those portals? What are some laws that govern HR Administration? What are some current or past examples of the impact of violating these laws?

Question 2 "Future Leader Experiences and Psychological Theories and Leadership"  Please respond to the following:

• Experiences play an important role in how future leaders will run the organization. Give three examples of how effective competencies, relationships, and learning capabilities can be measured as factors in future leadership development.
• Choose one (1) of the psychological theories listed in Chapter 8, and outline its contributions to the development of leaders. Describe the type of behavior that would characterize the application of this theory in an organization.