A study by Armstrong (1994: p. 52) found that there were three common threads in developing strategies within each of the 10 blue-chip companies he questioned: • Strategic leadership from the top, which creates the vision and sets the direction. ... The metamorphosis of personnel to human resource management is a reflection of the contemporary view of employees as the company's most valuable asset (Dessler, 1997: p. 17). ...

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