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HR Staffing: Who Do We Need?

Just as the size of the staff in the HR function presents a dilemma, so does the composition of the staff.  Over the last several years, I have been asked numerous times if it makes sense to use generalists or … Continue reading

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HR Staffing: Pulling It All Together

Our discussion to this point has shown that a variety of factors impact HR staffing size: service level, offerings, degree of automation, organizational size, industry, and phase of development.  Overall, the results have indicated that there is not a deterministic … Continue reading

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More HR Staffing Differences? Industry and Phase

As we discussed in the last post, there are a variety of factors that impact the size of the HR staff.   We focused on service offering and level, degree of automation, and organizational size as factors that play a key … Continue reading

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Human Resource Staffing: The Magic Number

Most human resource (HR) operations from time to time contend with “right sizing” of its staff.   Moreover, the need to reduce staff to realize cost savings many times targets various “back office” functions and human resources is not immune.  On … Continue reading

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