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Opportunities and Challenges of Applying Electronic Human Resources Management in Business Organizations an Applied Study in the Telecommunications Sector, Jordan

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Digital Economy, Business Analytics, and Big Data Analytics Applications

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Electronic human resources management constitutes an important element in achieving success for business organizations today. The use of electronic human resources management techniques directly contributes to creating effective human resources, which is the decisive factor in achieving organizational goals. Business organizations are currently facing great challenges in various fields of their work, especially in the field of electronic human resources management and its role in providing appropriate and qualified talents to accomplish work and achieve success by taking advantage of the available opportunities and addressing the threats. The aim of this study is to identify the reality of electronic human resources management in business organizations and its role in contributing in the development of work and assisting organizations in taking advantage of the available opportunities and more effectively facing the challenges. The sample of the study amounted to (332) respondents who were selected from among the employees of the three Jordanian telecommunications companies. One of the most prominent findings of the study is the presence of a clear and statistically significant impact of electronic human resources management on the work of Jordanian telecommunications companies, taking advantage of the available opportunities and contributing to effectively facing the challenges.

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Alnadawi, A.A., Abdulrahman, M., Omran, F. (2022). Opportunities and Challenges of Applying Electronic Human Resources Management in Business Organizations an Applied Study in the Telecommunications Sector, Jordan. In: Yaseen, S.G. (eds) Digital Economy, Business Analytics, and Big Data Analytics Applications. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 1010. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05258-3_19

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