Employment Relations and National Culture: Continuity and Change in the Age of Globalization

by Ferrie Pot

Overview

Historically, alternative models of the employment relationship have developed across culturally diverse nation states. However, the trend towards globalization incorporates a powerful force towards an international uniformity of employment relations. Underlying the issues addressed in this book is the question of how important cultural differences are and will continue to be.

Ferrie Pot analyses the impact of national culture on the way the employment relationship is organized using case studies from the United States and the Netherlands. Evidence from these countries suggests that nations respond to globalization in line with their cultural values. As such, this book challenges the widespread belief that global trends will lead to the homogenization of the employment relationship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781840642292
Publisher:	Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date:	07/25/2000
Series:	New Horizons in Institutional and Evolutionary Economics series
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Ferrie Pot, Assistant Professor of Economic Organization, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Cultural Embeddedness of the Employment Relationship 2. The Employment Relationship: Mechanisms of Change 3. Globalization of the Employment Relationship 4. The Concept of Culture 5. An Empirical Illustration: The United States versus the Netherlands 6. Discussion References Index

Editorial Reviews

'. . . I would recommend this book to any student of international employment relations. It approaches the subject from a wide and unusual angle and is rooted, most importantly, in research.'

Len Holden