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Human Resource Policies in European Organisations: An Analysis of Country and Company-specific Antecedents

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The aim of this contribution is the analysis of HR policies in European organisations. It will pursue the question of whether organisationspecific variables have a major influence on the formulation of HR policies or whether country-specific circumstances bear more responsibility.

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  1. Wolfgang Weber
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Cranfield School of Management, UK

    Chris Brewster (Director of the Centre for International Human Resource Management) (Director of the Centre for International Human Resource Management)

  2. Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria

    Wolfgang Mayrhofer (Professor of Management and Organisational Behaviour) (Professor of Management and Organisational Behaviour)

  3. Department of Personnel and Employment Relations, College of Business, University of Limerick, Ireland

    Michael Morley (Lecturer in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations) (Lecturer in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations)

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Weber, W., Kabst, R., Gramley, C. (2000). Human Resource Policies in European Organisations: An Analysis of Country and Company-specific Antecedents. In: Brewster, C., Mayrhofer, W., Morley, M. (eds) New Challenges for European Human Resource Management. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230597952_12

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