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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449661603321

Titolo

Outsourcing and HR [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2005

ISBN

1-280-42348-X

9786610423484

1-84544-301-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (56 p.)

Collana

Human resource management international digest ; ; v.13, no. 3

Disciplina

658.300973

Soggetti

Contracting out

Personnel management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Table of contents; Viewpoint; From Kodak to Intel: how global outsourcing means local problems; Should HR play home or away?; Being busy abroad yourself could be best; Nike, IKEA and IBM's outsourcing and business strategies; Going a bundle on offloading work; Ramifications of globalization; The recruitment debate; International outsourcing; Traps ahead - so don't rush in; The offshoring craze; HR outsourcing in operation: critical success factors; Employment law outlook; Abstracts; Suggested reading; What's on the web

Sommario/riassunto

The outsourcing of certain human-resource management activities such as benefits andpayroll has existed for decades, but in the last five years full-service business-processoutsourcing has come of age. Faced with massive overcapacity and the implosion ofseveral business sectors at once, managers have searched for new ways to reign in expenses,become more productive and restore focus to their business' core competency.