“To Study M-HRM (Mobile Human Resource Management) Practices and Its Impact on Workforce Through Smart Phones in Selected Information Technology (IT) Multinational Corporations (MNC’s) in Pune Region”

Introduction: The Human Resources department has become more strategic within top-performing organizations. M-HRM is the recent trend in the field of Human Resource Management. The fact is, today's anytime-anywhere mobile access is changing the way we do business. With the right apps, HR can manage IR, customer relations, access sales performance data, and even can govern from their mobile devices. Human resources technology developers have jumped on the mobile bandwagon, and are working hard to bring new solutions for hiring, managing and tracking HR through the smart cell phones of small- medium-Large sized business organizations. Enterprise mobility applications can enable HR to champion and support employee engagement and efficiency while presenting the basic benefits offered by mobile technologies.

Furthermore, as technology progresses and becomes more ingrained in day-to-day life, both employees and managers will begin to expect the same instant access to information and flexibility from their employers. Human Resources has a great opportunity to improve engagement and productivity of its workers by providing targeted, action-packed mobile applications that will make them giddy with excitement.

Purpose (Objectives): The research is carried out with the objectives to study the changing trend of use of smart phones to manage HR, to understand current scenario of mobile human resource management, to find out and study the core functions of HR where mobile applications are in use and can be further expand its use in future, to Study the impact of gadget on advantages and disadvantages of increased use of smart phones in the field of HRM.

Design/Research Approach/Methodology: Primary and secondary data collected. The research design was both structured as well exploratory as it was carried out in unstructured pattern. It had a focus on discovery of significant variables; and there will be an analysis of insight stimulating cases. Extensive literature review had been done with academic journals, industry portals, referring and monitoring the industry news and developments etc.

Findings and conclusions: The paper reports findings on the recent trend of use of smart phones in managing and governing human resources efficiently, the mobile applications that are currently in use as a current trends, and the utility of mobile applications in HR functions along with the pros and cons of MHRM. The mobile technology is growing rapidly, and there are new solutions emerging all the time. The future perspective of the utility of M- HRM as technology changes rapidly and we need to implement change management. Balance between Work and Life can be possible as connected 24/7 with the organization as well family front can be managed properly.

Research Limitations: Scope of Study is restricted to IT companies in Pune city/region. As Pune being prominent IT hub the study is restricted to MNC's .