The Strategic Role of Hr in Corporate Governance and Modern Technologies in Employee Management

This study explores the strategic role of Human Resources (HR) in corporate governance and the application of modern technologies in employee management. Research objectives focus on identifying how HR functions are integrated into corporate governance mechanisms and how digital HR technologies contribute to organizational performance and workforce effectiveness. A mixed-methods research design combining document analysis, semi-structured interviews with HR managers, and a survey of bank employees, complemented by descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. Strategic alignment of HR with corporate governance significantly enhances transparency, accountability, and employee engagement, while HR digitalization improves recruitment efficiency, performance appraisal accuracy, and learning outcomes. Extending strategic HRM and corporate governance literature by empirically demonstrating the mediating role of HR technologies in a transition-economy banking context. Banks should institutionalize HR participation in board-level decision-making and invest in integrated HR information systems to support data-driven governance. The single-case design and reliance on self-reported data, which may limit generalizability; future research could adopt comparative multi-bank studies and longitudinal designs to validate causal relationships. Overall, the study provides evidence-based insights into how HR can evolve from an administrative function to a strategic governance partner through the adoption of modern digital tools.