Bennett N, Ketchen D J, Schultz E B
Human Resource Management, (USA), Spring 98 (37/1)
Start page: 3 No of pages: 14
Analyses the environmental, strategic and organizational factors that affect the likelihood that an organization will integrate its human resource function in its decision making. 

Human life could be lost if millions of pounds isn’t ploughed into tackling the
problems likely to hit computer-operated equipment as a result of the turn of
the century date change.
The Institute of Health Services Management says its members know what to do - but they simply lack the resources.
The IHSM has given full support to a Parliamentary report that warns of
mounting NHS costs and the millennium threat to patient safety. 

Radical changes taking place across public services are putting communication on the corporate agenda. Where there is instability and uncertainty people inside and stakeholders outside organisations want to know what is happening. Those involved in change want to know what is going on elsewhere, particularly in other professional disciplines.
Public service bodies are responding to the communication challenge in a variety of ways. 

John Walker former Head of Communications, Brent LBC
The Society of Local Government Chief Executives and the Local Government Management Board worked with professional PR groups to produce this booklet. It looks at the role of chief executives in communicating with a wide variety of audiences. These include: residents, service recipients, employees, councillors, local media, local government world, other public sector organisations and the business community.