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Introduction
Hypothesis:
The hypotheses formulated for the research are
Hypothesis 1: the factors influencing the decision for implementing e recruitment system are
different for India compared to UK
Hypothesis 2: the challenge that organizations face on implementation of e recruitment are
almost similar in India and UK.
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Kim & Conner (2009) added it also includes individuals seeking job information &
completing at least some part through online application processes, even if it is just
instruction for applying and describing position.
Jankowicz (2000) explained that research has value only in relationship with other’s. In other
words, the outcomes will be useful only if it is similar or different compared to other’s
findings. It is a preliminary search that facilitates in generating and refining research ideas
(Sharp et al, 2002). Even Though one have good knowledge of his research area, reviewing
the literature is considered essential (Saunders et al, 2007).
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According to Lievens et al (2002) due to war of the talent the organizational emphasis
shifted from selection to attraction of employees. He further added that shortages in labour
market and difficulties in recruiting has lead to a competitive market of recruitment.
The concept of e-recruitment emerged during mid 80s but the systematic references in
Human resource Journals were made during mid 90s when it was used extensively by
information technology companies and universities (Galanaki, 2002). In this twenty first
century there had been expansion in opportunities of all work areas (Taylor, 2008).
According to CIPD (2007) more than three quarters of the employers were advertising on
web in 2007. In U.S.A more than 50% of the hiring was done through internet which will
most probably increase over years (Cober & Brown, 2006). According to Crispin & Mahler
(2006) nearly 20% of hires externally was through organization’s website and 13% through
job on boards. The Recruitment confidence index (RCI, 1999-2006) tracked the number of
online recruiters and reflected that it was 40 % for corporate website & 25 % for commercial
job on boards. Along the same lines CIPD (2006) also found that 64 % companies used e
recruitment. Though, e recruitment has become well established but it did not influence much
the recruitment process as predicted (Perry & Wilson, 2007)
Also , e-recruitment has made the applicants to concern that weather their personal
information are kept confidential & secure (Kerrin & Kettley, 2003).
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From the above reviews of the Journals it can be inferred that e recruitment is becoming very
popular among the organizations and it is used very widely as a mode of recruiting people.
Thus, e recruitment is very significant issue for organizations. This formed the basis of the
research idea of this study. But impact of e recruitment and the challenges faced on its
implementation may not be same everywhere. So, this study will compare the implication of
e recruitment in India & UK. The research may also recommend the organization on
successful implementation of e recruitment.
3. Methods:
Methodological perspective:
According to Saunders et al (2007) the purpose of the research can be exploratory which is
for finding what is happening and to seek new insights; descriptive which presents the
accurate profile of persons and situation or explanatory which establishes the cause and effect
relationship between variables.
This study can be termed as a descriptive- explanatory research because it presents the profile
of situation as well as effects on e recruitment implementation.
The research philosophy of the study can be considered to be positivism according to which
authenticate knowledge is the scientific knowledge. The study will adopt a structured
methodology and will assume that the researcher will not influence the research and is not
affected by the research (Bell & Bryman, 2003). The approach used for the research will be
deductive.
Research Design:
The research will adopt the survey strategy which is usually associated with a deductive
approach. The deductive approach tends to be based on the scientific principles (Saunders et
al, 2007).
The study will follow the quantitative approach and thus the data collected will be objective
and not subjective. In other words the quantitative data have unique interpretations though it
can be presented differently (Jankowicz, 2005).
The data collected through survey will be analyzed later using quantitative techniques. The
data collection method used for the research will be through questionnaire and if required for
getting more specific data for some respondents’, interview method can also accompany the
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questionnaire. All the respondents will be asked the same set of questions which are in a
predetermined sequence (DeVaus,2002). The data will be collected directly by the researcher
which means that it is a firsthand data and thus is a primary data (Bell & Brymen, 2003).
In order to gain access and to deal with the ethical issues, the questionnaire will have a
covering letter which will state the purpose of the research and provide details of dealing with
some ethical issues.
The questionnaire used for the research will be a structured and self administered. The
questionnaire will first ask about the demographic information of age, gender, and
designation & job tenure. Then, the questionnaire will ask about the positive factors which
affect the implementation of e recruitment in the organization. There were 7 factors included
in the questionnaire for positive factor. Then the questionnaire listed the negative factors that
influence the organization’s decision to implement e recruitment. There were 6 factors listed
in the list. There will be three categories of responses which the respondents can give for the
factors involved. Which are not influencing, influence & major factor. The respondent will be
asked to respond as any of these three. There were 9 elements included in the questionnaire
for the challenges that organization face on implementing e recruitment. The respondent will
be asked to agree or disagree for any particular element. The respondents will be most
probably met face to face & according to Bell (1999) there is no need for accompanying
letter in this case. But, for convenience the questionnaire will have a covering letter stating
the purpose of the study and to take care of the access and ethical issues.
To get more specific information of any organization, the research may also undertake
interview of some respondents. For instance, the details of the challenges they faced on
implementation of e recruitment and how they handled it may be asked.
The questionnaire and the covering letter for the research are included in the Appendices.
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The research may also use SPSS 14(Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) software for
better assessment of the data if required (Bryman & Cramer, 2009).
References:
1. Bell, J. (2005), Doing Your Research Project, 4th ed, Buckingham: Open University
Press.
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2. Bell, A & Bryman, E (2003) Business research methods , 2nd ed , Oxford ; Oxford
University Press, New York
19. Saunders, M., Lewis, P. and Thornhill, A. (2007), Research methods for business
students, 4th edition, Pearson, Essex: England.
20. Thomas,R; Peter, T & Julio,B (2004) The rapid rise of supermarkets in developing
countries”. Journal of Agricultural and Development Economics, Vol 1 No 2
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