...Peter Brown Purpose The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how a business can create a high performing workforce that provides a competitive advantage that is difficult to replicate. It seeks to provide a brief history of outsourcing to demonstrate that HR is neither too sensitive nor...

... on EquaTerra's work as an IT and business process advisor and demonstrate the business benefits that HR outsourcing can realize. Rhodia is a French company and is one of the world's leading manufacturers of speciality chemicals with 15,000 employees and sales of around €4.8 million. Although worldwide...

...Paul Kernohan Purpose The purpose of this case study feature is to demonstrate how technology outsourcing can bring efficiencies and benefits to human resources (HR), once the right solution and provider are selected. Design/methodology/approach The paper follows the selection...

...Andrew Smith With the outsourcing of various HR activities increasingly falling under the remit of senior HR practitioners, Andrew Smith, outsourcing partner at international law firm Morrison & Foerster, outlines four obstacles you might encounter, and some of the steps you and your HR team...