Employee Share Schemes in Europe. The Influence of US Multinationals

Erik Poutsma; Paul E. M. Ligthart; Roel Schouteten

doi:10.5771/0935-9915-2005-1-99

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- 1–4 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1–4
- 5–10 Diffusion of HRM to Europe and the Role of US MNCs: Introduction to the Special Issue Mark Fenton-O’Creevy, Paul N. Gooderham, Odd Nordhaug Mark Fenton-O’Creevy, Paul N. Gooderham, Odd Nordhaug 5–10
- 11–35 A Quarter-Century Review of Human Resource Management in the U.S.: The Growth in Importance of the International Perspective Randall S. Schuler, Susan E. Jackson Randall S. Schuler, Susan E. Jackson 11–35
- 36–62 European Human Resource Management: Researching Developments over Time Wolfgang Mayrhofer, Chris Brewster Wolfgang Mayrhofer, Chris Brewster 36–62
- 63–80 HRM in the German Business System: A Review Angelo Giardini, Rüdiger Kabst, Michael Müller-Camen Angelo Giardini, Rüdiger Kabst, Michael Müller-Camen 63–80
- 81–98 Incentive Preferences of Employees in Germany and the USA: An Empirical Investigation Marjaana Rehu, Edward Lusk, Birgitta Wolff Marjaana Rehu, Edward Lusk, Birgitta Wolff 81–98
- 99–122 Employee Share Schemes in Europe. The Influence of US Multinationals Erik Poutsma, Paul E. M. Ligthart, Roel Schouteten Erik Poutsma, Paul E. M. Ligthart, Roel Schouteten 99–122
- 123–137 US Multi-Nationals and the German Industrial Relations System Ingo Singe, Richard Croucher Ingo Singe, Richard Croucher 123–137
- 138–149 Book Reviews, special issue 138–149
- 150–153 Book Reviews 150–153
- 154–155 New Books 154–155
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mrev management revue , page 99 - 122

Employee Share Schemes in Europe. The Influence of US Multinationals

Autoren

Erik Poutsma Paul E. M. Ligthart Roel Schouteten

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2005-1-99
- ISSN: 0935-9915
- ISSN online: 1861-9908
Abstract

The debate on convergence and globalisation of national economies emphasises the role of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) with regard to the export of home-country policies in countries where they have their plants. MNCs set a process of change in motion in which local companies attempt to catch up with the more internationalised companies, particularly those from the Anglo-Saxon world. This process is called Anglo-Saxonisation. In this paper we focus on share (option) schemes. Analysing a European survey of HRM practices in workplaces in selected countries, we can trace a US-MNCs effect in the case of the narrow-based executive type of share (option) schemes in continental Europe. We can also trace a minor effect in the case of broad-based schemes open to all employees. The diversity we find in predictors between countries and the strong significant effects of country suggest that local corporate and institutional factors are more important in the case of broad-based share schemes than in the case of the narrow, executive type of share schemes.
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