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When it comes to offshoring HR services, the benefits can go beyond cost savings. However, the issue must be approached delicately with employees. Clearly, companies that intend to use offshored services should anticipate some negative feedback from employees and plan a communications strategy that emphasizes the business reasons behind it, framing it in terms that emphasize the organization's long-term health. In fact, the business reasons for offshoring have changed in recent years. Bottom-line savings is chief among them, but other benefits to this "global mind-set" abound. Companies that take the time to craft a comprehensive strategy for offshoring that includes preparing employees for the changes involved will be best-positioned to reap the benefits of such a move. This article on issues related to offshoring includes insights from Hackett�s Stephen Joyce and Michel Janssen. Click Here to Link to Full Text of Article or visit the following URL: http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/story.jsp?storyId=10320853 For more information on the Hackett research described in this press coverage, visit: http://www.thehackettgroup.com/news For more press coverage of Hackett�s research and insights in leading business and trade publications, visit: http://www.thehackettgroup.com/press/ About The Hackett Group The Hackett Group (www.TheHackettGroup.com), a strategic advisory firm and an Answerthink company (NASDAQ: ANSR), is a global leader in best practice research, benchmarking and business transformation services that enable world-class performance across selling, general & administrative (SG&A) and supply chain activities. Hackett provides strategic insight, best practice advice and implementation services grounded in performance metrics obtained through 14 years and 3,500 benchmark studies. Through the acquisition of REL Consultancy Group, the world�s largest firm dedicated to generating cash improvement from working capital and operations, The Hackett Group has deepened its advisory capabilities in the area of working capital optimization. For more than 30 years, Hackett-REL Total Working Capital advisors have helped clients in over 60 countries liberate billions of dollars in working capital ($25 billion in the last ten years alone), creating the financial freedom to fund their strategic objectives including acquisitions, product development, debt reduction and share buy-back programs. Executives use Hackett�s unique, empirically-based approach to prioritize initiatives, execute faster, reduce risk and deliver sustainable results. Our clients comprise 97 percent of the Dow Jones Industrials, 77 percent of the Fortune 100 and 50 percent of the FTSE 100.