Johnson and Johnson Outsourced Its Administration Work to Locations Such

question 84

Multiple Choice

Johnson and Johnson outsourced its administration work to locations such as Prague and Manila,but kept its HR talent management practices internally managed through its corporate centre,adopting HR practices that are linked to the organizations success.What emerging trend best describes the structure of the HR functions at Johnson and Johnson?

• A)to focus on transformational practices
• B)to adopt a transactional and transitional focus
• C)to integrate HR and organizational strategies
• D)to separate transactional work and focus on strategic HR

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