HR Outsourcing as Corporate Anthropology: When Third-Party Objectivity Reveals Hidden Workplace Cultures
The concept of corporate anthropology—studying workplace behaviors, rituals, and unspoken rules as an anthropologist might examine a newly discovered culture—has gained traction in recent years. However, few organizations recognize that their HR outsourcing partners often function as the most effective corporate anthropologists. Operating with the rare combination of insider access and outsider perspective, these third-party […]
