title: Investing in people: a management responsibility and a social obligation?
abstract: Analyses the proposition in this title by reference to experience and reflective consideration, both of the motivation of organizations which are embracing the TQM philosophy and of the essential requirements to understand and interpret social and industrial contexts.
authors.affiliation: Norfolk Mental Health Care NHS Trust, Drayton, Norwich, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shelton
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000592:standards*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom