Purpose – The aim of the paper is to highlight the award‐winning turn‐around achieved by human resource (HR) managers at Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries following a spate of merger and bid activity. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on the comments of the company's group...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the role of human‐resource (HR) specialists as change agents and the competencies they need in order to execute this role. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on the HR literature, the paper enumerates the skills that HR specialists should seek to...

Purpose – Argues that cloud computing will have a vital role to play in the effective management of organizational talent and human resources over the next decade. Design/methodology/approach – Draws on personal knowledge of the latest developments in information technology and experience of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the wide‐ranging nature of organizational change research and practice with reference to the diverse context of Asia. Design/methodology/approach – Specific reviews of literature are highlighted which have identified the relative dearth of...

Reviews the business process re‐engineering (BPR) vision of radical business process change, focusing on the use of information technology to facilitate a shift away from linear/sequential work organization towards parallel processing and multidisciplinary teamworking. Highlights BPR′s...

Purpose – Using a six‐step process, the purpose of this paper is to present some guidelines for preparing job descriptions for a library organization. Design/methodology/approach – This paper draws on the personal expertise of the author, who has been a library consultant to all types of...

Purpose – This paper aims to explain the rules and regulations for using independent contractors in a library setting. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses the personal expertise of the author who has been a professor of human resources management as well as a library consultant to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a guideline for a good employee relations program in any type of library organization. Design/methodology/approach – This paper used the personal expertise of the author who has been a professor of human resources management as well as a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a discussion of the benefits of succession planning and open communication between administration and staff when an employee leaves their employment at the library. Design/methodology/approach – This paper used the personal expertise of the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to attempt to demystify knowledge management. Design/methodology/approach – This paper looks at existing literature. Findings – The paper finds that, in simple words, knowledge management involves three things, namely, knowledge creation, knowledge...