... it is clear that, if this role is not being played by the HR director, but by somebody else, then the powerbase of the HR director will be seriously undermined. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Chief executives Cost reduction Human resource management National Health Service Organizational performance...

... establishes some of the unwritten standards and relationships which define, and in many ways cement, our working lives over a long period. Appraisal schemes Cost reduction Education Internal markets Management culture National Health Service Organizational change Performance measurement Values...

... that reinforces the changes needed in behaviour. Organizations expecting immediate success will be disappointed. The transformation of an organization, including its infrastructure, culture and reward system, takes time, and the success and progress of such a project, be they cost reductions, improved...