Outsourcing HR: the impact of organizational characteristics

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Issues concerning the relationship between corporate organizational characteristics and management decision to outsource human resource (HR) functions are examined, focusing on research involving data from HR professionals in 432 organizations. Topics include categories of HR functions and determinants for outsourcing, such as idiosyncratic HR practices, firm size, pay level, and difference in experiential knowledge behind in-house HR professionals and contracted HR professionals.

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Differences in promotion stress across career stage and orientation

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Issues concerning stress employees may feel regarding career development, especially as it relates to prospects for promotion, are examined. Topics include effect of corporate reorganizations on promotion prospects and employee stress, and research conclusion that promotion stress declines as career progresses.

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Incentive alignment, CEO pay level, and firm performance: a case of "Heads I win, tails you lose"?

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Issues concerning the relationship between chief executive officer compensation and firm performance are examined, focusing on differences between using long-term compensation incentives, which include stock options and performance plans, and using annual adjustments.

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