Since its inception more than 20 years ago, IBM has been a leader in its field. Despite this success, over the course of the last several years, IBM has found that in order to keep itself competitive, corporate restructuring has been necessary. As such, practices such as downsizing and outsourcing have become quite popular for the company. To this end, Johannes and Armstrong (2002) report that IBM has recently signed a deal with Fidelity's Employer Services Company …showed first 75 words of 909 total…

…showed last 75 words of 909 total…aided through the process of outsourcing. For many organizations the answer is clear: outsourcing simply provides the best mechanism to ensure the long-term success of the organization. References Advantages of outsourcing. (2004). CA Magazine, 137(1), 12. Johannes, L., & Armstrong, D. (2002, July 3). Career Journal: Fidelity Wins Deal to Manage Employee Services for IBM. Wall Street Journal. Johnson, L.K. (2003). A crash course in outsourcing. Harvard Management Update, 8(11), 3-5. Lee, M. (2003). HR outsourcing options abound. Crain's Cleveland Business, 24(41), 26.