Hill S, McNulty D
Health Manpower Management, (UK), Vol 24 No 1 98
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Considers whether transformational change, in the form of incorporation or merger, can assist the reshaping of an organization’s culture. 

The announcement that Peter Wanless has been appointed Director of Strategy and Communications for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport signals a major shift in the management of central departments. Traditionally work is organised in functional groupings in a combined policy and line management role. Responsibility for the big issues is fragmented and usually it is only at Grade 2 level that one individual becomes responsible.