Transorganization development (TOD) is a four-stage model for improving collaboration in networks based on early research into successful collaborations together with input from an organization development (OD) practitioner base. However, this intervention has received surprisingly minimal...

The provision of hospital resources, such as beds, operating theatres and nurses, is a matter of considerable public and political concern and has been the subject of widespread debate. The political element of healthcare emphasises the need for objective methods and tools to inform the debate...

This paper focuses on measuring executives’ values, their relationship with strategy and their impact on performance. It extends prior strategic leadership research that relied on demographic variables as surrogates for managerial attributes. Using the upper echelon theory as a theoretical...

This paper presents a review of the Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) literature and the relationship of SHRM to organisational performance. It reviews longstanding concepts such as the design school and process school of HR, best practices and best fit, internal alignment and external...

This study examines the relationship of the alignment of HR strategy and business strategy and organisational performance in Danish companies and whether HR competencies as enablers of alignment are associated with higher organisational performance. Using an exploratory approach and the...

One of the means for measuring the effectiveness of Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) is by looking at the link between HR strategy and business strategy. This paper explores how the alignment of HR strategy and business strategy relates to organisational performance. It addresses the...

In this paper the evolution of assessment centres into the broader concept of development centres is discussed (Moses & Byham, 1982; Goodge, 1995; 1997). The implications of this learning emphasis shift are reviewed and examined in the context of a case study - the Centre for Individual Management...

The ever increasing focus on teams and teamworking as a response to the volatile and competitive business environment presents major challenges for both managerial practitioners and researchers. This article briefly explores the need for teamwork and the evidence to support approaches to...

The phrases "employer of choice" and "employment brand" are being increasingly used in the HR world. Are these serious and significant concepts or just new rhetoric? A look at those organisations in this year's Sunday Times' Top 100 Companies to Work For suggests that there is something more...

This paper explores how the alignment of HR strategy and business strategy relates to organisational performance. It addresses the core question, "Does the alignment of business strategy and HR strategy impact performance?". Using Miles and Snow's theories of strategic typologies (defender,...