Assessment of organizational readiness for the digital transformation of human resource management: a model and an express diagnostic tool

   The digital transformation of human resource management is becoming one of the key areas for improving organizational efficiency, but its success is largely determined by the initial willingness of the HR function to change. Research by international authors suggests models of digital business maturity, organizational readiness for change and the introduction of e-HRM solutions, but does not fully take into account the specifics of human resource management as an independent object of transformation.

   The purpose of this study is to develop a model for assessing an organization's readiness for the digital transformation of human resource management and to form an express diagnostic tool for it.

   The methodological basis of the study was a systematic approach, the provisions of the theory of organizational readiness for change, the concepts of digital maturity and a comparative analysis of existing models for assessing readiness for digital transformation. As a result, a diagnostic model is proposed that includes technological, competence, organizational, cultural, and institutional-legal blocks. For the practical application of the model, an express diagnostic sheet, a self-assessment questionnaire, a scale of interpretation of the results, and a typology of the overall maturity profiles of the organization have been developed.

   The scientific novelty of the research lies in the adaptation of the logic of digital maturity assessment to the tasks of digital transformation of the HR function and integration into a single diagnostic system of not only technological, but also competence, cultural and legal parameters.

   The practical significance of the work lies in the possibility of using the proposed tool for a preliminary assessment of the initial conditions of the digital transformation of HRM, identification of limiting factors and identification of priority areas of management impact.

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