Global Trends in Human Resource Management

List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Notes on the Editors and Contributors Introduction; E.Parry, E.Stavrou & M.Lazarova 'Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose'. A Longitudinal Analysis of HRM Work and the Profile of Senior HR Managers; M.Lazarova, W.Mayrhofer & C.Brewster New Captain but a Sinking Ship? The Influence of HR Director's Gender on the Status of the HR Department - a Longitudinal Study; A.Reichel, J.Brandl & W.Mayrhofer CSR and Responsible HRM in the CEE and Nordic Countries; R.Kazlauskaite, P.E.M.Ligthart, I.Buciuniene & S.Vanhala HRM Policies and Firm Performance: The Role of the Synergy of Policies; E.Poutsma, P.E.M.Ligthart & B.Dietz Human Resource Management in the Central and Eastern European Region; R.Kazlauskaite, I.Buciuniene, J.Poor, Z.Karoliny, R.Alas, A.Kohont & A.Szlavicz Converging and Diverging Trends in HRM between Nordic Countries and Estonia; R.Alas & S.Vanhala HRM in Scandinavia - Embedded in the Scandinavian Model?; T.Lindeberg, B.Manson & H.H.Larsen Divergent Norwegian and North American HRM Regimes: Implications for Norwegian MNEs; P.Gooderham, B.Grogaard & O.Nordhaug The Development of Employee Financial Participation in Europe; E.Poutsma, P.Ligthart, A.Pendleton & C.Brewster Information Technology Systems in the Human Resource Management Area; H.Peretz The Use of Flexible Working Across National Contexts and its Relationship to Organizational Performance; M.Koch