THE PEOPLE‐MANAGEMENT DIMENSION IN CURRENT PROGRAMMES OF ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE

This article makes a significant contribution to the debate about changes in the management of employee relations over the 1980s. Drawing upon data from 40 organisations, the author attempts to assess the extent of these changes in typical, rather than special case, companies. He finds that the management of people is now much more likely to be linked to competitive position, and to be principally the concern of line managers.