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Case 1: To Cyber-Vet or Not to Cyber-Vet: An Ethics Question for HRM

In: Strategic Human Resource Management and Employment Relations

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  • Peter Holland

    (Monash University)

  • Debora Jeske

    (University College Cork)

Abstract

The rapid change in technology which is the hallmark of the workplace in the twenty-first century has given rise to unique challenges to Human Resource (HR) Management, not least in the frontline interaction with the outside world such as recruitment and selection. Applicant vetting may go beyond a reference check as technology now gives professionals access to much more information than ever before. For example, as prospective employees as well as applicants often have both personal and professional social network accounts, HR practice has to be expanded from what is possible to what is ethically and morally appropriate – especially when the law is one step behind these rapid changes. In other words, the amount and accuracy of the information that is submitted for the position by applicants is not the main issue anymore. An important concern regards the extent to which HR professionals and other individuals involved in recruitment and selection seek out information online to obtain further information via means (such as websites and social media) that cross both legitimate and ethical boundaries. The following overview and learning exercise provides an opportunity for students to learn and reflect on these issues. We conclude the sections with two lists, one for references cited in the overview and another that includes additional reading suggestions.

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  • Peter Holland & Debora Jeske, 2018. "Case 1: To Cyber-Vet or Not to Cyber-Vet: An Ethics Question for HRM," Springer Texts in Business and Economics, in: Ashish Malik (ed.), Strategic Human Resource Management and Employment Relations, pages 157-162, Springer.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:sptchp:978-981-13-0399-9_15
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-0399-9_15
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