Dynamic Human Resource Systems: Cross-National Comparisons (De Gruyter Studies in Organization)

The author develops a typology for assessing effects of Human Resource policies and practices in six different countries (Japan, USA, Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, Singapore), and provides insights about the nature of the intervening variables that explain how Human Resource policies affect performance.

How do different countries manage their industrial relations? How do they balance the needs of workers and employers in order to compete in dynamic, global markets? How do bundles of HR policies and effects interact to condition performance? What are the differences in these relationships across nations?

Is there such thing as the best human resource management system, and can the best international human resource practices be transferred?

James P. Begin presents his research results and insights from his thorough study of the societal and firm level in six nations, that represent the major types of the international human resource systems worldwide: Japan, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, and Singapore.