Since de seventies, the crisis of the capitalist standard of accumulation based on the Taylorist/Fordist binomial caused its substitution by flexible and deregulated production forms. In order to face the new challenges and to guarantee their survival, companies have invested in modern technologies adopted organizational concepts with emphasis in the development and management of human resources, so as to answer the requirements of the new working processes. This article discusses the case of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, from the perspective of change, with a critical approach to the management of human resources in a public institution of science and technology in health, which is a reference for the Brazilian Health Ministry and has a strategic position in the Unified Health System. The article is a contribution to the improvement of human resources management at Fiocruz, considering that a higher qualification of the staff will expand the institution's area of activity as well as its capabilities to improve the health of the Brazilian people.
human resources management; strategic planning; organizational innovation; academies and institutes; public administration
