In 1997 the government of the Philippines privatised the water services in the Manila Metropolitan Area (covering approximately 11 million people) by granting two large concession areas to consortia of international water companies and local partners. This case study tracks the successful...

This article presents the results of the first stage of a wider research on adequateness of the strategies adopted by recently privatized firms of Brazil's railroad system that focused upon the largest of these firms, MRS Logistica S.A. One of the most significant results was the evidence...

Although the body of research and practice on HR management in private sector organisations has grown at an astonishing pace in recent years, much less is known about the nature, role and meaning of a strategic HR department within public sector organisations undergoing commercialisation. This...