The authors also aimed to see if the operational innovations enhanced the human-resource practices, or vice versa.

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In a 2011 survey of corporate onboarding practices by the Society for Human Resource Management, about half of respondents said that limited time and insufficient human-resources staffing prevented them from offering formal programs for new hires.

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The DSO handles marketing, human resource support, accounting and billing, spreading costs efficiently across several practices.

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