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(Reuters) – Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 fell 0.8 to 1.2 percent, pointing to a sharply weaker start for equities on Wall Street on Friday.

Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers release at 1455 GMT (9:55 a.m. ET) preliminary November consumer sentiment index. Economists in a Reuters survey expect a reading of 69.0 compared with 67.7 in the final October report.

Companies announcing results on Friday include Agilent Technologies (A.N), D.R. Horton (DHI.N) and JCPenney (JCP.N).

G20 leaders drew a veil over their economic policy disputes on Friday, agreeing to tackle tensions that have raised the specter of currency wars and giving the nod to countries that have seen huge capital inflows to impose controls.

At 1530 GMT, ECRI releases its weekly index of economic activity for November 5. In the prior week the index read 123.2.

The chief executive of Wal-Mart Stores Inc's (WMT.N) Asia operations said he would not comment on whether it was bidding for Indonesian retailer Matahari's (MPPA.JK) hypermarket business.

Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) called a media report it was planning to cut one-fifth of its workforce "misleading and inaccurate," but the Web portal stopped short of ruling out any layoffs.

Shares in California Pizza Kitchen Inc (CPKI.O) fell 4 percent after the bell on Thursday as it reported results.

European stocks dropped on Friday, losing ground for the third straight session, hurt by escalating fears over Ireland's debt problems that also dragged the euro to six-week lows versus the dollar. The FTSEurofirst 300 (.FTEU3) index of top European shares was down 1.3 percent. * EU leaders sought to reassure bondholders unnerved by Ireland's fiscal problems they would not be forced to take a writedown, but Ireland's Prime Minister said recent French and German comments had aggravated the problem.

A statement by France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Britain was issued at the Group of 20 summit in Seoul after spreads on Irish 10-year government bonds over German bunds surged to a record high, hitting the debt of Portugal and Spain and the euro.

Japan's Nikkei (.N225) dropped 1.4 percent on Friday, with profit-taking intensifying as Chinese shares fell sharply and as oil and other commodity prices plunged.

Resource-related stocks will be in focus as crude oil dropped $2 a barrel to below $86. Key base metals prices fell 1.6 to 2.6 percent.

On Thursday, the Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) fell 73.94 points, or 0.65 percent, to 11,283.10. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (.SPX) shed 5.17 points, or 0.42 percent, to 1,213.54. The Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) lost 23.26 points, or 0.90 percent, to 2,555.52.

(Reporting by Atul Prakash; Editing by Erica Billingham)

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However, a little more than a year on the appointment of Ms. Adam "enormous pressure" policy on BBC forced to revise its operation - structure and role of the HR for the team to the top of the page. The position of HR has effectively was "demoted" for a new Subcommittee according to hunters.

The "bad signal".

Will be Trenchard, Director of research of the peak, executive recruitment office specializes in media and broadcasting, said: "I think that removing human resources Council is related to an adverse effect on the way in which society values HR."In some organizations it can send a wrong signal on the development and career progression. ?

Jonathan Krogdahl, a headhunter in The Curzon Partnership, said: "HR still wishes to the Board of Directors .the challenge for advice and the Chief Executive is to define that overwork .c ' is a shame, the BBC has taken the decision to remove human resources of the Commission."But as there is more pressure on the performance of enterprises, organizations are looking for ways to make themselves less crying.?

The BBC has announced a raft change management Wednesday, its goal to increase management accountability and reduce 25pc at the end of next year's Senior Manager payroll.

Mrs. Adams is resigning Council and join a new Committee operating directly below the level of the Board of Directors, headed by the chief operating Thomson.Peter Salmon, Director of the BBC, North Carolina will also resign from the Council for the new.

A further two executives, including Deputy Director General Mark Byford, are attached to leave organization of radical cuts to top managers of the page.

Ms. Adams joined the BBC's firm of brother Eversheds, where she was Director of human resources since 2008.In an e-mail to the staff of the BBC, it said that it "fully supports" changes.

Future plans

However, recruitment experts expect that despite his public show of support for the changes, Ms. Adams, who was unavailable for comment, could leave the broadcaster "six months".

Mr. Trenchard said: "I would have thought let [Mrs. Adams]."Mainly because it is a large-scale position and to take a step at the bottom or side, it perhaps undermines his career.

An other headhunting, who wishes to remain anonymous, said Ms. Adams was "ambitious" and strive to further broadcaster on foot in the coming months.

He said: "I doubt many will rester.Elle is clearly motivated and see this as an opportunity to go to another company and say"I wanted to be the Board of Directors and now I'm not"."

The headhunting argued that Ms. Adams would probably leave the BBC for three to six months of "" when picked up the labour market.

However, Mike Emmott, Advisor relationships employed at the Chartered Institute of personnel and development, stated that the decision to remove human resources of the Commission must necessarily be interpreted as a "downgrading" to the fonction.Il was not unusual that managers of human resources in the areas having a seat on a Committee operating just below the level of the Council, he said, and they often have a significant influence over management decisions.

Business and human resources

Dr. Emmott said: "the real problem is how HR company purposesyou drives can be on a Board and have relatively little influence .the relationship between the Chief Executive and Director of human resources is more crucial where the individual HR is assis.Il did y nothing to stop this relationship unfolding and be fruitful, if people are on the map or."

He added that the BBC was under "enormous pressure politics" to prove that he was a lean organization with hierarchical clear and transparent management team. ""It has to do something in response to political pressure", he said.

A BBC spokesman said: "Lucy Adams, Director of the BBC, people will continue in his role and join the new BBC operating is the Executive Board will take the decisions of the Group Management Committee."

"Lucy in fact more responsibilities will assume also the monitoring of the BBC in the workplace, our division headed by Chris Kane property and will be also the monitoring of health & safety and continuity it there is no increase in its termes.Dans will an email to staff, Lucy Adams expressed its full support for the changes."

In his email to the staff of the BBC, Mrs. Adams wrote: "changes that mark [Thompson] was announced are part of reforms in all organization aimed at making the simplest BBC, simplified and more efficient run and that I fully support."

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