The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the importance of human resources (HR) to organizations, the benefits of Human resource management system (HRMS) to organizations, and to help select a HRM system for an organization. Specifically, the objective of this study is to understand the strength and weakness of Human resource management (HRM) in North Viet Nam College of Agriculture and Rural Development (NVCARD) and then select a HRMS for this organization. The study not only provides an overview of HRM and describes its importance for organizations to gain their competitiveness, but also provides detailed criteria for selecting an HRM system. The study can help not only NVCARD but also any other organizations to choose a suitable HRMS.

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the importance of human resources (HR) to organizations, the benefits of Human resource management system (HRMS) to organizations, and to help select a HRM system for an organization. Specifically, the objective of this study is to understand the strength and weakness of Human resource management (HRM) in North Viet Nam College of Agriculture and Rural Development (NVCARD) and then select a HRMS for this organization. The study not only provides an overview of HRM and describes its importance for organizations to gain their competitiveness, but also provides detailed criteria for selecting an HRM system. The study can help not only NVCARD but also any other organizations to choose a suitable HRMS.

ABSTRACT I
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II
TABLE OF CONTENTS III
LIST OF TABLES IV
LIST OF FIGURES V
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 6
2.1 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 6
2.2 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 10
2.3 BENEFITS OF HRMS TO ORGANIZATION 14
2.4 CURRENT TREND OF HRMS 17
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES 19
3.1. INTRODUCTION OF EXISTING RESEARCH METHODS 19
3.2 THE RESEARCH METHODS OF THE THESIS 20
3.2.1. CHOOSE THE RESEARCH POINT (AREA) 20
3.2.2. THE METHOD TO GET INFORMATION. 20
3.3 THE METHOD TO ANALYZE AND TREATMENT INFORMATION 26
CHAPTER 4 ANALYSIS AND RESULTS 27
4.1. CHARACTERISTICS OF NVCARD 27
4.2. REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS AND CRITERIA OF THE HRMS FOR NVCARD 30
4.3. SELECT A SUITABLE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 38
CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION 44
REFERENCES 47

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