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Human resource, management and training

The reasons for locational choice of HR, management and training functions seem to be dominated by the search for quality, reliability and good reputation. The strongest reason stated (23.1 per cent of reasons on the supply side and 14.1 per cent on the demand side) is that the choice was made on the basis of a good reputation or a leading position in the market. This is followed by reliability and quality, which is in turn followed by the existence of a longstanding relationship, partnership or alliance. Value for money appears in more or less equal third place alongside this factor, being given slightly higher importance on the demand than the supply side (Huws, O’Regan, 2001).

Reasons for choice of location for HR, management and training functions: supply and demand side

(Source: Huws and O’Regan, 2001)

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