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The devolution of HR responsibilities – perspectives from the UK's public sector

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Abstract

This article examines the reallocation of human resource management responsibilities from HR specialists to line managers in UK public sector organisations in an increasingly regulated working environment. It uses evidence about the extent and scope of HR devolution in a large unitary city council, the British Library and a county probationary service. Based on the perceptions of senior managers, middle managers, HR specialists and the trade union representatives, it specifically explores: the issues devolution raises about the HR responsibilities of line managers; the experience of HR devolution in the public sector; and the impact of a more externally regulated and litigious workplace on continuing devolution. © 2002, MCB UP Limited

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Author(s): Harris L, Doughty D, Kirk S

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of European Industrial Training

Year: 2002

Volume: 26

Issue: 5

Pages: 218-229

Print publication date: 01/07/2002

Online publication date: 12/04/2013

ISSN (print): 0309-0590

ISSN (electronic): 1758-7425

Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590210424894

DOI: 10.1108/03090590210424894

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