Accounting Information Systems
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ISBN: 9780357156032
Author: Ulric J. Gelinas; Richard B. Dull; Patrick Wheeler
Publisher: Cengage Limited
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Chapter 14, Problem 7P
Summary Introduction
To list: The positive and negative aspects of in-house versus outsourced payroll processing.
Introduction:
Human resource (HR) management and Payroll process:
Human resource management is about the basic human management functions in an organization and its associated activities. It also speaks about the relationship between human resource management activities and the payroll process. It also depicts the importance of HR activities in the decision making of the top management.
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Accounting Information Systems
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