Personnel: Changes Disguising Decline?

Abstract

Although in most organisations the personnel function is now an accepted part of the management team, that acceptance may have been achieved at a substantial cost. It will be argued here that in moving towards an unequivocally managerial position, much of the distinctive contribution of the personnel function has been lost. This move can be interpreted as a natural and realistic appreciation of the position of personnel practitioners. Yet, at the same time, it may have undermined the value and potential contribution that personnel specialists have to offer organisations.

Citation

Mackay, L. (1987), "Personnel: Changes Disguising Decline?", Personnel Review, Vol. 16 No. 5, pp. 3-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb055574