Hackett: Human Resources Executive, ''More than Cost Cutting''

  
    
  
  
    
      While costs remain one of the main reasons companies create 
      shared-services organizations, a recent study found more strategic 
      benefits resulting from such decisions. HR, in comparison to IT and 
      finance, still lags in leveraging the shared-services model, but is 
      seeing some increased use. According to Hackett HR Practice Leader 
      Stephen Joyce, the real value of HR shared services moves beyond simple 
      cost reduction and addresses issues such as customer satisfaction, 
      effectiveness, and service.
    
    
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