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Corporate headquarters regaining importance in 2008, while outsourcing trend abates
Survey by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants of 57 German companies shows outsourcing becoming less important overall, but there's an even bigger outsourcing push in certain functions.
Read more 6 March 2009
HR skills gap bred by shared services puts future of profession in doubt
Shared service centres are causing a shortage of HR professionals with the rounded skillset needed to reach director level, according to research seen by Personnel Today.
Read more 20 February 2009
Top 5 Benefits of HR Outsourcing
The HR Outsourcing market has its problems like every other market right now. On the supply side, there are too many providers, with some running ‘loss-making’ HRO contracts over 7-10 years.
Read more 29 January 2009
Where are emerging markets and what are the key challenges to recruiting talent in them?
Recruiting talent in emerging markets has a number of associated challenges, not least of which is that as companies look to reach out into new markets, they can often be a few years ahead of the recruitment market.
Read more 20 January 2009
EquaTerra Finds HR Organizations Are Scrambling to Refine Roles to Sync with Turbulent Economy
EquaTerra Finds HR Organizations Scrambling to Refine Roles to Sync with Turbulent Economy and Shifting Corporate Strategy

Read more 14 January 2009
Recruitment Process Outsourcing a Tool to Compete in Tough Times
Recent Study by the Human Capital Institute and Futurestep Highlights Value in Strategically Focused RPO.
Read more 14 January 2009
Eight New Years HR Resolutions for your Company
With 2009 underway here are eight resolutions to help HR executives to throughout an uncertain year.
Read more 5 January 2009
Crisis Time: CEO needs to be the HR manager
Free and frank communication with employees during challenging times goes a long way in instilling confidence about the organization as well as employees’ own future.
Read more 22 December 2008
Ernst & Young study shows HR risk among global executives' top concerns
According to the recent Ernst & Young report Global Human Resources Risk: From the Danger Zone to the Value Zone, HR issues rank among the top five business issues that impact corporate results.
Read more 19 December 2008
HR: Are You Ready for the Workplace of 2009?
If your business is experiencing a downturn, now is the time to shift your HR approach so that it more closely fits the new realities.
Read more 19 December 2008