Human resource management in Europe: comparative analysis and contextual understanding

The European Union is expanding. Wide cultural, political and economic differences within the Union have a significant impact on the management of human resources, so crucial to the success of any enterprise. Businesses within the EU have regularly tried to re-evaluate the context in which they work, and for investors from other continents, notably the US and Asia, the potential for expensive mistakes is only too real. In this comprehensive new book, the varied and particular challenges for human resource management in the EU are fully explored. Written in conjunction with the European Association for Personal Management (EAPM), the book offers country-by-country analysis from native authors, assessing the contexts faced by businesses working in thirteen different states: from founding EU members like France and Germany, to relatively new entrants like Latvia and Poland. The book also includes a chapter on Turkey, an emerging economy currently outside the Union. The key issues are addressed from both theoretical and practical perspectives, whilst each chapter is also complimented by best practice case studies.

Chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 HRM in Austria: behavioural school of thought -- chapter 3 HRM in the Czech Republic: striving towards a worldwide standard -- chapter 4 HRM in Denmark: on the top of Europe -- chapter 5 HRM in France: changes in the corpus -- chapter 6 HRM in Germany: mission (im)possible -- chapter 7 HRM in Hungary: from party functionaries to business managers -- chapter 8 HRM in Italy: the evolution of a profession Background: evolution of the role of personnel management -- chapter 9 HRM in Latvia: show respect and get results -- chapter 10 HRM in the Netherlands: economics of personnel policies -- chapter 11 HRM in Poland: integrate to develop people -- chapter 12 HRM in Spain: reinventing the function -- chapter 13 HRM in Turkey: the dawn of talent management -- chapter 14 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK): between North America and continental Europe.