More and more, the task of human resources is one of the determination and formulation of key strategic importance of corporate culture. For example, Texas Instruments postponed their cumbersome approach to updating the personnel policy and switched to a system that allowed the rapid response needed in a rapidly changing environment. In companies with highly consistent value-based culture, the challenge is to apply this culture to develop specific human resources policy. It is necessary that personnel policies be examined for the relationship to the current business environment, the connection to the strategic goals, adaptability to changing circumstances, the applicability of the company through the theater of operations, meeting with staff, ease of interpretation and application, clarify the boundaries of acceptable behavior of employees, and the degree adherence to the policy staff. The design process of personnel policy in the value-based culture illustrated by the experience Texas Instruments, Bell Atlantic, and Unisys. "Hide
by Thomas M. Begley, David P. Boyd Source: Business Horizons 5 pages. Publication Date: July 15, 2000. Prod. #: BH050-PDF-ENG
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