Human resources role transformed at Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank (DB) is using project‐orientated learning, new technology and academic input as part of a radical transformation of its HR function. In 1999, after acquiring Bankers Trust, DB had more than 90,000 employees at five globally‐operating business divisions and a corporate center, and had customers in 68 countries. In response to the demands of a new economy and an environment of continuous change, DB decided that its HR function should play a more strategic and value‐creating role in the business.