@article{2011:von_eckardstein:employer_b,
title = {Employer Behavior Human Resource Management Research and Teaching in Germany and Austria},
year = {2011},
note = {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.},
journal = {mrev management revue},
pages = {312--324},
author = {von Eckardstein, Dudo and Konlechner, Stefan},
volume = {22},
number = {4}
}