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London Borough: A Partnership Agreement?

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IN THIS CASE STUDY WE AIM TO:

  • LOOK AT the advantages and disadvantages of introducing a partnership agreement in local government organisation in the UK

  • REVIEW the reasons why the issue of partnership has come to prominence

  • DESCRIBE the main features of partnership agreements and DISCUSS the implications they have posed

  • DISCOVER your views on how the management of a local authority should respond to a proposal from a new union official to implement such an agreement.

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Sisson, K. (2002). London Borough: A Partnership Agreement?. In: Human Resource Management in Context. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-91364-0_7

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