A case for deploying global business services in medium to large organisations

For optimising support functions and to keep up with the pace of change, both public and private business leaders need to develop flexible organisational structures and operating models; in that respect, shared services stand out as an imperative. Shared services are organisational units that manage certain activities of the support functions with the aim of providing the highest standards of quality and efficiency, and in particular obtain economies of scale.

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