Research and Studies

Network Paper 10: Room for Improvement

The Management and Support of Relief and Development Workers

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The findings and recommendations of the study reported in this paper place human resource management centre-stage in the debate about the quality and effectiveness of aid programmes. Commissioned by four agencies centrally involved in expatriate recruitment and the Overseas Development Administration, it shows that weaknesses remain endemic in the recruitment and management of expatriate staff.

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