Competitiveness and the employment relationship in Europe: Is there a global missing link in HRM?

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Advances in International Management

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Title:	Competitiveness and the employment relationship in Europe: Is there a global missing link in HRM?
Author(s):	Cristina Simón, Gayle Allard
Volume:	21 Editor(s): John J. Lawler, Greg Hundley ISBN: 978-0-7623-1401-0 eISBN: 978-1-84950-526-0
Citation:	Cristina Simón, Gayle Allard (2008), Competitiveness and the employment relationship in Europe: Is there a global missing link in HRM?, in John J. Lawler, Greg Hundley (ed.) The Global Diffusion of Human Resource Practices: Institutional and Cultural Limits (Advances in International Management, Volume 21), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.9-32
DOI:	10.1016/S1571-5027(08)00001-6 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Abstract:	Competitiveness is an often ill-defined concept that is key to economic success. This chapter focuses on the links between competitiveness and the employment relationship (ER). It ranks European countries by their specialization in high-technology, skilled labor sectors to yield a competitiveness ranking and examines workers’ values and attitudes to identify common ER features of the “competitive” countries. Results show that workers in competitive countries enjoy greater flexibility and autonomy. Some conclusions are raised regarding what companies can do from the HRM perspective to optimize employee capabilities, leading to more productive and competitive working environments.