“…By outsourcing their HR activities, organizations seek to reduce their costs while simultaneously enabling the HR function to play a more active strategic role in the life of the business (Cooke Shen, & McBride, 2005;Sheehan & Cooper, 2011). Previously, HR managers have traditionally been responsible for selecting, hiring, training, and managing compensation of the workforce; they are now expected to be more flexible, responsive, and efficient in these activities, as well as contribute to the strategic decisions of their organizations (Edralin, 2008;Ulrich, Younger, & Brockbank, 2008). Previously, HR managers have traditionally been responsible for selecting, hiring, training, and managing compensation of the workforce; they are now expected to be more flexible, responsive, and efficient in these activities, as well as contribute to the strategic decisions of their organizations (Edralin, 2008;Ulrich, Younger, & Brockbank, 2008).…”