Linking eCommerce and human resource strategies: a case study in a large Australian retail bank
Blount, Yvette, Castleman, Tanya and Swatman, Paula M. C. 2003, Linking eCommerce and human resource strategies: a case study in a large Australian retail bank, in eTransformation: Conference Proceedings, Bled eConference, Bled, Slovenia, pp. 1-14.
Wigand, R. T. Tan, Y. H. Gricar, J. Pucihar, A. Lunar, T.
Publication date
2003
Start page
1
End page
14
Publisher
Bled eConference
Place of publication
Bled, Slovenia
Summary
The implementation of eCommerce technologies has considerably changed how employees in the banking industry interact with customers. For example, some customers use electronic banking applications to such an extent that they find little or no need to go into a branch. This change has had a significant impact on the way that jobs are designed and the way that employees are being managed. The preliminary findings from the case study of a large bank in Australia indicate that moving customers out of the branch to an online environment has created unforeseen issues for the way employees interact with customers and this in turn has changed the way that they do their jobs. The key challenge for banks in the future is how to form effective relationships with customers without some kind of face-to-face interaction. This impacts how organisations recruit and retain their staff as well as the level and type of skills required for jobs redesigned after the implementation of eCommerce applications. It is also an important factor in employee satisfaction.
ISBN
961232154X 9789612321543
Language
eng
Field of Research
150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified