The recruitment debate : To outsource or not to outsource? Which is the bigger risk?

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – Scans the top 400 management publications in the world to identify the most topical issues and latest concepts. These are presented in an easy‐to‐digest briefing of no more than 1,500 words. Findings – A company's most important asset is its people. Having the right people with the right skills in the right positions makes the difference between business success and failure. Few managers would refute that. More contentious, though, is the issue of how to get those people into the right places. As a manager, do you take responsibility for your team and recruitment decisions yourself, or is it better to hire the expertise of an external recruitment agency, which does nothing but repeatedly find the best person for the job? Practical implications – Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to digest format.