European Human Resource Management

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European Human Resource Management An Introduction to Comparative Theory and Practice

By Timothy Clark
Wiley-Blackwell September 1996

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780631193678
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication
September 1996
Format
Hardback , 288 pages
Jurisdiction
Europe ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

European Perspectives on Human Resource Management is designed to provide students with an understanding of HRM in Europe.
Written by experts from Britain, Denmark, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Spain and Sweden, the book explores whether there is a single, shared conception of HRM which transcends national boundaries. It shows how such factors as cultural values, the industrial relations system, the leagl system and systems of education influence the ways in which the employment relationship is structured and concieved.

Hallmark Features

 First text to act as INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE HRM.
* Contributors are country experts.
* Each chapter examines institutional and cultural factors which shape notions of HRM in each country.

 

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables.

List of Contributors.

Preface.

1. Introduction: The Cultural Relativity of Human Resource Management: Is There a Universal Theory?: Timothy Clark and Geoff Mallory (both The Open University).

2. Denmark: Human Resource Management under Collective Bargaining: The Sociological Perspective: Steen Scheuer (Copenhagen Business School).

3. France: Hesitant Innovation: The Recent Evolution of Human Resources Management in France: Alan Jenkins and Gilles van Wijk (both Ecole Superiere des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC, Paris).

4. Germany: Human Resource Management in Germany: Christian Scholz (University of Saarland, Saarbrucken).

5. Great Britain: HRM in Great Britain: A Case of Fundamental Change, Facelift or Facade?: Christopher Mabey (The Open University) and Paul Iles (Liverpool John Moores University).

6. The Netherlands: The Dutch Business System and Human Resource Management: Marielle Heijlties, Arjen van Witteloostuijn and Sebastiaan van Diepen (all University of Limburg).

7. Spain: Spain in the Context of European Human Resource Management: Josep Baruel (Escola Superior d'Administracio i Direccio d'Empressas (ESADE), Barcelona).

8. Sweden: The Fate of Human Resource Management in a "Folkish" Society: Johan Berglund and Jan Lowstedt (Stockholm School of Economics).

9. Conclusion. HRM: A Unified Understanding or Multiplicity of Meanings?: Timothy Clark (The Open University).

About the Author

Timothy Clark is Research Fellow in International Management at the Open Business School, The Open University, UK.
 
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