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Why HR Really Does Add Value

Harvard Business Review

I've worked in human resources for over 25 years, the past six with Newell Rubbermaid, and this is not a new endeavor for me. Adding legitimacy to this skepticism are new technologies that enable automation of routine transactions, offshoring and shared service organizations that specialize in managing many tactical elements of HR.

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Can You Live Without a Data Scientist?

Harvard Business Review

The large offshore providers, of which Mu Sigma is the largest, are also getting in on the big data game. If you want to stake out a leadership position in big data for your company — and I would encourage you to do so — you don't really have an alternative to joining the data scientist recruiting scrum.