Front Cover -- Electronic HRM in Theory and Practice -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- A Topic of Broad Interest -- An Outline of the Volume -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 1. Theoretical Approaches to e-HRM Implementations -- Introduction -- Types of e-HRM Practices and Applications -- e-HRM Implementation: Different Views -- Theoretical Approaches to e-HRM Implementations -- Integrating Two Approaches to e-HRM Implementation -- Conclusion -- References -- 2. Human Resource Information Systems: An Integrated Research Agenda -- Introduction -- The Integration of IT and Organization: A Net of Interrelationships -- Human Resource Information Systems: A Evolving Phenomenon -- HRIS as an Integration of Organization and Information Systems: Emerging Research Questions -- Conclusions -- References -- 3. ''Web Mining'' as a Novel Approach in e-HRM Research -- Introduction -- Applicability Examination -- Methodological Classification -- Conclusions -- Vocabulary -- References -- 4. Linking HR Strategy, e-HR Goals, Architectures, and Outcomes: A Model and Case Study Evidence -- Introduction -- A Model of the Factors Linking HR Strategies and e-HR Outcomes -- e-HR Adoption by Line Managers: Focus of the Study -- Methods -- Findings -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- 5. A Framework for the Comparative Analysis of HR Shared Services Models -- Introduction -- HRM Shared Service Models: Definitions and Motives -- Positioning of HRM Shared Services Providers Within Organizations -- Boundary Management: Hybrid Structure of HRM SSMs -- HRM SSM Boundary Stretching: Adapting to a Changing Environment -- HR Activities, Services, and Support Within HRM SSMs -- A Framework for Comparative Analysis of HRM SSMs -- Governance Mechanisms for HRM SSMs -- Discussion and Implications -- References.

6. ''Local Universe'' and Uses of an HR Intranet: Discursive Results from the Case of Middle Management -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Methodology -- Results -- Conclusions and Discussion -- References -- 7. Language Issues in e-HRM Implementation in the Multinational Firm -- Introduction -- Lingua franca in MNC and IT Contexts -- Framework -- Method -- Findings -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 8. e-Recruitment: From Transaction-Based Practices to Relationship-Based Approaches -- Introduction -- Theoretical Basis for e-Recruitment: Competencies and Social Networks -- Results of an Exploratory Study -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 9. Drivers of the Adoption of Online Recruitment - An Analysis using Innovation Attributes from Diffusion of Innovation Theory -- Introduction -- The Adoption of Online Recruitment -- Drivers for the Adoption of e-Recruitment -- Diffusion of Innovations - A Practical Theory for e-HRM -- The Use of DOI Theory for Examining e-HRM -- Diffusion of Innovation Theory and Online Recruitment: An Empirical Study -- Conclusions and Suggestions for Further Research -- References -- Appendix: Definitions of Key Terms.