Table of contents
Organizations and the end of the individual?
Audrey CollinIdentifies the traditional western assumptions made about the individual and, from a social constructionist perspective, notes how they derive from their historical and social…
The resilience audit and the psychological contract
Patricia Hind, Max Frost, Steve RowleyWarns that the psychological contract, an implicit agreement between the individual and organization, is at risk when the organization undergoes change. Reports a survey, the…
Self‐development in a business organization
Rob SticklandMaintains that the world of financial services is, perhaps, one of the sectors most radically affected by contemporary economic factors. Describes how a self‐development programme…
Transforming the National Health Service: The challenge for career management
Veronica Mole, Sandra Dawson, Diana Winstanley, Jim ShervalClaims that, for the 1990s, images of careers are multidimensional and individualistic. Notes that employees are encouraged to take responsibility for their own self‐development…
Managing survivors The experience of survivors in British Telecom and the British financial services sector
Noeleen Doherty, John Bank, Susan VinnicombeExplains that the extent and pace of change throughout British industry has been increasingly dramatically, resulting in major job losses, and the remaining employees or survivors…
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- Professor Carrie Bulger