The Impact of Internet of Things (IOT) On Human Resource Management (HRM) In an Apparel Industry in Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka

Abstract

The apparel industry is one of Sri Lanka’s major economic contributors, employing a large workforce. In Trincomalee district, apparel industry face HR-related issues including manual attendance tracking, limited performance monitoring, workplace accidents, and communication gaps between workers and management. IoT-based systems such as biometric devices, wearable safety sensors, automated attendance systems, and real-time production monitoring tools offer effective solutions to these challenges.
However, the growing interest in digital human resource management, there is limited academic research focusing on Internet of things adoption in human resource management within Sri Lanka’s apparel industry. This study attempts to fill this gap by evaluating how Internet of things impact on human resource management in an apparel industry in the Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka. The independent variable of the study is Internet of things and its dimensions are IoT-Based Attendance Systems, IoT-Based Performance Monitoring, IoT-Based Communication and dependent variable is human resource management.