HRM in Europe

Chris Brewster, Wolfgang Mayrhofer, Michael Morley

• HRM; The UK and Ireland; The Netherlands and Germany; Austria and Switzerland; Belgium and France; Spain and Portugal; Italy, Greece and Cyprus; Norway and Denmark; Sweden and Finland; Bulgaria and the Czech Republic; Estonia and Slovenia; Turkey and Israel; Conclusions.

This is an excellent book that provides the reader, academic and professional alike, with a wealth of highly credible information about human resource management in a wide-variety of European countries. All of the contributors are country experts and well recognized in the field of human resource management. As such they offer the reader many interesting insights about their specific countries. The editors in turn then lend their considerable years of expertise analyzing them in order to offer their own insights into the central thesis of the book: Is there evidence of convergence in HRM in Europe or not? Professor Randall S. Schuler Professor of International Human Resource Management Rutgers University USA "This book is an enormously useful resource for the researcher and practitioner,as well as for students of European HR. It is difficult to imagine that thereis an HR manager -or indeed, an interested european general reader- who will not find something of value here". (Jaime Bonache, Profesor Titular of HR at Universidad Carlos III of Madrid, Spain). 'There has been a surge of interest in international HRM as the impact of globalisation is being felt on the way people are managed. This book is a very welcome and much needed addition to the body research and literature on IHRM. It addresses key issues for HRM in Europe and it's focus on a thorough evidence based approach means it goes beyond simplistic analysis. Its in depth country comparisons leads to concrete insights into current practice and provides a thorough context for IHRM in Europe for students and practitioners alike.' Bob Morton,Head of HRD,Ciba Specialty Chemicals