Comments on: Consolidation of the HCM and Talent Management Space http://humancapitalist.com/?p=621 A blog by Jason Corsello about HR technology, services and outsourcing trends Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Bill Kutik http://humancapitalist.com/?p=621#comment-1536 Bill Kutik Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:50:40 +0000 http://humancapitalist.com/?p=621#comment-1536 I would argue with your headline, Jason, but not with your noting the velocity of financial transactions. I would consider "Consolidation" only to include the mergers and acquisitions. Tell us how many of those there have been. I would argue with your headline, Jason, but not with your noting the velocity of financial transactions. I would consider “Consolidation” only to include the mergers and acquisitions. Tell us how many of those there have been.

]]> By: Jason Corsello http://humancapitalist.com/?p=621#comment-1537 Jason Corsello Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:04:42 +0000 http://humancapitalist.com/?p=621#comment-1537 Thanks Bill. Good clarification. Maybe I was trying to grab headlines. Of the 51 "events", I count 34 M&As since 2005. Thanks Bill. Good clarification. Maybe I was trying to grab headlines. Of the 51 “events”, I count 34 M&As since 2005.

]]> By: Techsphinx http://humancapitalist.com/?p=621#comment-1538 Techsphinx Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:42:57 +0000 http://humancapitalist.com/?p=621#comment-1538 Only a few of the mergers out there in the applications space have really been of any real scale though Jason. Most of the acquisitions have been pick-ups of fading companies or niche plays to gain technology. Off hand I would say that these are the most important ones: Taleo/Vurv Kenexa/BrassRing ADP/Virtual Edge Stepstone/Executrack Kronos/Deploy Solutions Notice the concentrations in recruiting? I am sure that a few more are in there I may be missing. Only a few of the mergers out there in the applications space have really been of any real scale though Jason. Most of the acquisitions have been pick-ups of fading companies or niche plays to gain technology. Off hand I would say that these are the most important ones:

Taleo/Vurv
Kenexa/BrassRing
ADP/Virtual Edge
Stepstone/Executrack
Kronos/Deploy Solutions

Notice the concentrations in recruiting? I am sure that a few more are in there I may be missing.

]]> By: Jason Corsello http://humancapitalist.com/?p=621#comment-1539 Jason Corsello Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:30:38 +0000 http://humancapitalist.com/?p=621#comment-1539 Nice observation. Yes...good recruiting capabilities have taken many years to build and perfect. Contrarily, performance and goal management capabilities are relatively easy to build and therefore why most have chosen to build versus buy. Nice observation. Yes…good recruiting capabilities have taken many years to build and perfect. Contrarily, performance and goal management capabilities are relatively easy to build and therefore why most have chosen to build versus buy.

]]> By: Lisa http://humancapitalist.com/?p=621#comment-1540 Lisa Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:02:59 +0000 http://humancapitalist.com/?p=621#comment-1540 I am just now writing an article on this topic for IHRIM.link and you're helping me out, Jason! Thanks. I observe that there have been a few acquisitions where the buyer has ended up doing a complete rewrite. I wouldn't say all of the major acquisitions have been recruiting-centric as there's been more than a few performance and compensation pick-ups as well. I am just now writing an article on this topic for IHRIM.link and you’re helping me out, Jason! Thanks. I observe that there have been a few acquisitions where the buyer has ended up doing a complete rewrite.

I wouldn’t say all of the major acquisitions have been recruiting-centric as there’s been more than a few performance and compensation pick-ups as well.

]]> By: Salary.com acquires InfoBasis.com « Donald H Taylor http://humancapitalist.com/?p=621#comment-1551 Salary.com acquires InfoBasis.com « Donald H Taylor Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:55:08 +0000 http://humancapitalist.com/?p=621#comment-1551 [...] picked up on the announcment this week of Salary.com’s acquisition of InfoBasis on his Human Capitalist [...] […] picked up on the announcment this week of Salary.com’s acquisition of InfoBasis on his Human Capitalist […]

]]> By: 080826 Daily Links for Recruiters (Aug 26, 2008) | johnsumser.com: Recruiting News and Views http://humancapitalist.com/?p=621#comment-2356 080826 Daily Links for Recruiters (Aug 26, 2008) | johnsumser.com: Recruiting News and Views Tue, 19 May 2009 04:01:46 +0000 http://humancapitalist.com/?p=621#comment-2356 [...] Consolidation of the HCM and Talent Management Space With over 40,000 vendors in the marketplace, nearly 1/10th of 1% of the players have consolidated. There is an additional (very large group) who hope and pray for a consolidation. [...] […] Consolidation of the HCM and Talent Management Space With over 40,000 vendors in the marketplace, nearly 1/10th of 1% of the players have consolidated. There is an additional (very large group) who hope and pray for a consolidation. […]

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