In sharp focus (human resources at Canon)

Article Type: Abstracts From: Human Resource Management International Digest, Volume 17, Issue 4

Crush P. Human Resources (UK), January 2009, Start page: 23, No. of pages: 2

Purpose – interviews Massimo Macarti, chief of human resources at Canon Europe, about his ambition to make the company’s human resource strategy world class and how he is doing this in the face of the current recession. Design/methodology/approach – discusses how he is controlling human resource management costs while meeting the business needs of the organization,including the creation an HR business partner model at the company. Consider his next major project which focuses on creating a global Canon culture. Findings– quotes Marcati as saying that one of the toughest jobs in human resources is rooting out practices that have been successful in the past but are no longer working. Underlines that this requires constant scrutiny of services and practices, and a focus on doing things better. Originality/value –profiles the push at Canon to develop a world-class human resource department. ISSN: 0964-8380 Reference: 38AE031

Keywords: Human resource management, Canon, Business Strategy, Cameras, Europe