Staffing is the practice of finding, evaluating, and establishing a working relationship with future colleagues on a project and firing them when they are no longer needed. Staffing involves finding people, who may be hired or already working for the company (organization) or may be working for competing companies.

In knowledge economies, where talent becomes the new capital, this discipline takes on added significance to help organizations achieve a competitive advantage in each of their marketplaces.

"Staffing" can also refer to the industry and/or type of company that provides the functions described in the previous definition for a price. A staffing company may offer a variety of services, including temporary help, permanent placement, temporary-to-permanent placement, long-term and contract help, managed services (often called outsourcing), training, human resources consulting, and PEO arrangements (Professional Employer Organization), in which a staffing firm assumes responsibility for payroll, benefits, and other human resource functions.

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The Seattle Times: Business & Technology

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Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:16:40 -0700
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Yahoo may revisit News Corp if AOL dims: source
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:31:18 -0700
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:05:00 -0700
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SaaS vendor quits browser to boost sales
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:30:54 -0700
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SaaS vendor quits browser to boost sales
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:30:54 -0700
SaaS CRM vendor Entellium is phasing out its browser-based offerings in favor of a smart client version that it says sells faster, better and at one-fifth of the marketing costs of the old version. by Phil Wainewright
SaaS vendor quits browser to boost sales
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:30:54 -0700
SaaS CRM vendor Entellium is phasing out its browser-based offerings in favor of a smart client version that it says sells faster, better and at one-fifth of the marketing costs of the old version. by Phil Wainewright

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