1 What are the advantages and disadvantages of works council and client council involvement at an early stage of a private equity intervention from the top management perspective and from the individual employee perspective?

2 What kind of human resource policies and practices can be applied to retain valuable employees (highly qualified and motivated workers) during a process of a major organisational change? Are there any differences in strategies between public and private organisations?

3 Why is it important that the two board members actively participate in a road show in which they personally explain the private equity situation?

4 What is the impact of a General Electric inspired performance management system on professionals (nurses and medical specialists) in a hospital?

Q2;

1 How does the new performance management affect organisational commitment, occupational commitment and team commitment of employees within the hospital?

2 What is the impact of outsourcing disciplines on employees who are being outsourced and employees who may stay?

3 In order to attract and retain talented workers, organisations need to build, strengthen and maintain their corporate identity. A concept that refers to this phenomenon is ‘employment branding’. Given the background of the PE intervention in the Rembrandt van Rijn hospital, what human resource management strategy and policy can be developed to contribute to the ‘employment branding’ of the organisation?