Employer Behavior Human Resource Management Research and Teaching in Germany and Austria

Dudo von Eckardstein; Stefan Konlechner

doi:10.5771/0935-9915-2011-4-312

Contents
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- 301–305 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 301–305
- 306–311 Mixed Impressions. Respectable Work and Slow Progress in the Science of Personnel Management within German Speaking Countries Albert Martin Albert Martin 306–311
- 312–324 Employer Behavior Human Resource Management Research and Teaching in Germany and Austria Dudo von Eckardstein, Stefan Konlechner Dudo von Eckardstein, Stefan Konlechner 312–324
- 325–330 Employer Behavior – Grasping a Phantom Hartmut Wächter Hartmut Wächter 325–330
- 331–343 Personnel Economics: Strengths, Weaknesses and Its Place in Human Resource Management Alexander Dilger Alexander Dilger 331–343
- 344–366 Employee Behavior in Organizations. On the Current State of Research Lutz von Rosenstiel Lutz von Rosenstiel 344–366
- 367–393 Empirical Research on Human Resource Management as a Production of Ideology Werner Nienhueser Werner Nienhueser 367–393
- 394–396 Contents of mrev, volume 22, issues 1-4 394–396
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Employer Behavior Human Resource Management Research and Teaching in Germany and Austria

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Dudo von Eckardstein Stefan Konlechner

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2011-4-312
- ISSN: 0935-9915
- ISSN online: 1861-9908
Abstract

Employer behavior (“Arbeitgeberverhalten”) plays an essential role when it comes to understanding Human Resource Management (HRM). However, rather few studies actually seem to take the concrete behavior of organizations as employers into account. Instead, German textbooks and journals are replete with examples of “good practices” in HRM. We argue that, as a result, there is a growing discrepancy between HRM in research/teaching and practice, which unquestionably is a problematic development in an applied science like HRM. Based on our analysis of five leading German textbooks on HRM and five volumes of the German Journal of Research in Human Resource Management (2005-2009), we highlight current gaps in the academic discussion and we derive some theses concerning the current state of the discussion. Finally, we discuss our findings and highlight some avenues for further research in our field.
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