North American-headquartered buyers traditionally dominated the global multi-process Human Resources Outsourcing (HRO) market, with over 70 percent of the deals through the end of 2007 signed in this region. In comparison, the European HRO market saw limited activity from a deal origination perspective. While European organizations have traditionally been more conservative than their North American counterparts in embracing outsourcing, various legislative and demographic considerations that impact HRO also contributed towards a lower adoption level in the European region.