The Effects of Technology Investment on Reduction of Workforce

Global competition, technological changes, and demanding customers force many multinational organizations to adapt technology into many aspects of their business activities. The key for organizational success lies in the way managers use technology to create value for the organization, specifically to manage human capital. Often in human capital management, organizations implement organizational practices to generate the greatest achievement of business-oriented performance outcome and maximizing profit. The aim of this paper is to formulate the conceptual framework on the effectiveness of technology investment in bridging the gap between profit and employees. The paper seeks to examine the effects of technology on reduction of workforce among ICT organizations in Malaysia through the following:1. the level of technology investment; 2. the type of technology investment; and 3. the relationship between technology investment and number of employee in the organization.

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technology investment ، workforce reduction ، and human capital management