Geographical breakdown of personnel
(numbers)
6,290 The Netherlands
10,968 Rest of Europe
756 Western Hemisphere
6.658 Africa
4.047 Asia/Australia/Oceania
systems in use for management
development. The aim of these systems
is to ensure that the career development
of employees is based on the capacities
of each individual and the needs of the
enterprise. In this connection a start was
made on an international scale with
structured annual management reviews,
during which the job evaluations and the
annual staff reports are important
elements. The reviews seek to evaluate
the development of the organization as
well as the career development of
present and future managers, and to
correlate them systematically.
During the year under review the average
number of employees in our enterprise
was 28,719, compared with 28,418 in
1987. For the Netherlands these figures
were 6,290 and 6,206 respectively.
The commitment and creativity of our
employees have an important effect on
the course of affairs in our enterprise.
We wish to express our appreciation for
the dedication and enthusiasm of all our
personnel during the year under review.
