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How a systematic approach to innovation can bring radical improvements to organizations by liberating the staff
Desmond, V. - In: Human Resource Management International Digest 18 (2010) 1
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Changes in vocational and professional qualifications: the impact of the 4th industrial revolution
In: Human Resource Management International Digest 30 (2022) 6, pp. 13-15
Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014754155
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Understanding increased productivity through facilities management
In: Human Resource Management International Digest 25 (2017) 6, pp. 39-41
Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014754104
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Jaypee takes the express-way to strategic HR
Bagga, Teena - In: Human Resource Management International Digest 23 (2015) 1, pp. 18-20
Purpose – Details some of the advantages and pitfalls of human resource (HR) outsourcing. Design …/methodology/approach – Refers in particular to Jaypee Infratech’s outsourcing the employment of toll staff on its Yamuna express-way to HR … and legal implications of HR outsourcing. Originality/value – Illustrates how some of the potential pitfalls of HR …
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Cable and Wireless rings the changes
In: Human Resource Management International Digest 12 (2004) 5, pp. 29-32
Telecommunications giant Cable and Wireless adopted a three‐prong approach to slimming down its in‐house HR, which Ian Muir, vice‐president of group human resources, described as “too big, too expensive and with a cost base that was fixed rather than variable”. First, the company began...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014752000
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Outsourcing HR: the contrasting experiences of Amex and DuPont
In: Human Resource Management International Digest 12 (2004) 6, pp. 8-10
their search for HR solutions to this challenge, many are making outsourcing an integral and permanent part of their human …‐resource strategies. Of 125 companies surveyed for HR Outsourcing Trends , a research report by The Conference Board and sponsored by …. Rarely has any company stopped outsourcing a function once having started. The research reveals that fewer than 1 percent of …
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Step by step to successful HR outsourcing
In: Human Resource Management International Digest 12 (2004) 7, pp. 29-33
with a drive to reduce operating costs. Outsourcing “non‐core” activity presents HR with a significant opportunity to focus …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014752022
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Why HR outsourcing continues to expand
Davidson, Glenn - In: Human Resource Management International Digest 13 (2005) 3, pp. 3-5
Purpose – To highlight that human‐resource outsourcing (HRO) arrangements have proved to be strategic partnerships that …, because of human resource outsourcing (HRO), can now more effectively perform financial analyses because of better HR …/value – The article contains plenty to interest top managers who are considering outsourcing their HR functions.  …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014752043
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From Kodak to Intel: how global outsourcing means local problems
In: Human Resource Management International Digest 13 (2005) 3, pp. 6-8
abroad. Who are they? Stakeholders. And, according to Thomas A. Hemphill's article “Global outsourcing: effective functional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014752044
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Should HR play home or away?
In: Human Resource Management International Digest 13 (2005) 3, pp. 9-12
Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – Scans the top 400 management publications in the world to identify the most topical issues and latest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014752045