INFLUENCE OF HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEMS ON ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA A CASE STUDY OF EMBU UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to study the influence of Human Resource Information Systems on Organization Performance of Public Universities in Kenya. A Case Study of Embu University. Specific objectives are to determine the influence of Manager Self-Service systems on Organization Performance of Public Universities in Kenya, to determine the influence of accessibility to human resource information systems on Organization Performance of Public Universities in Kenya and to determine the influence of Employee Self-Service systems on Organization Performance of Public Universities in Kenya. In this study, a descriptive research strategy was used. Both teaching and non-teaching employees at various levels of the organizational hierarchy at Embu University were the study's target group. The researcher employed a stratified random sampling technique that randomly chose individuals from various population strata. The researcher used a self-administered questionnaire to collect the data. Microsoft Excel and the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used to examine the data. Pie charts, percentages, and tables were used to present the data. The study concludes that the university has seen a significant improvement in Manager Self Service due to HRIS, including management's ability to pinpoint staff needs and track employee training. The study comes to the conclusion that HRIS has considerably increased both employees' and managements' access to human resource data throughout the organization based on the aforementioned findings. Furthermore, the study concludes that HRIS has led to notable advancements in the institution's personnel self-support systems like access to the human resource database and the ability to enter leave days online. According to the study's recommendations, the University should continually update its information systems, top management should support Manager Self-service's role in enhancing organizational performance, and employees should be involved in the information system's analysis, design, construction, and development as well as training on how to use it to enhance their own performance. To increase data accessibility, the institution should make significant HRIS investments. Access to data is important for both employers and employees. Employee Self-Service enables users to execute some HR-related system activities and access Related data. In order to achieve higher production, the institution needs invest in adopting Employee Self-Service strategy. Finally, the researcher recommends further studies on characteristics of human capital, on the variables influencing the success of public universities other than the adoption or deployment of HRIS.