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Author: | Sparrow, P. Pettigrew, A. |
Title: | Contrasting HRM responses in the changing world of computing. |
Journal: | Personnel Management
1988 : FEB, VOL. 20:2, p. 40-45 |
Index terms: | PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT COMPUTER INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | Report on a study of 9 companies supplying computer systems, related to business dynamics and human resource management /HRM/ in the sale of hardware, software and servicing. The restructuring within the industry. Support and systems functions. The strategic response. Reprofiling employment and redundancy. Managing the entry of graduate selection. Innovative ways of keeping skills within a firm. Training. Developing careers, managing the culture and restructuring the organisation. Planning for change, the managing of human resources and the personnel's competences. Two Tables list the firms in the research sample, and the HRM responses to a changing environment. |
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