Whilst we look at this matter in the context of the HR function itself later in the book, the emergence of BPO/shared services and offshoring/rightshoring or even nearshoring in the last 10 years has been significant.

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Because software is particularly good at counting, it can be used to create wonderfully compelling visualizations of quantitative data. These can be so compelling that they have even been called “info porn” (see the periodic table of visualizations).

His orders are clear and concise – the Scots are viewed as untermenschen and are to be treated accordingly.