@article{2004:mayrhofer:devolving_,
title = {Devolving responsibilities for human resources to line management? An empirical study about convergence in Europe},
year = {2004},
note = {The lively debate about converging or diverging management practices
is not yet decided. Human resource management (HRM) is no exception.
Using the widely discussed issue of HR specialists handing over HR
tasks to line management as an example, the article analyses whether
European companies in the last decade have adopted similar HR
practices and whether successful European companies are similar to
each other in this respect. The results show that there is no trend
towards convergence in Europe. Furthermore, various configurations of
HR practices characterise successful organisations. Both results have
important consequences for HR academics and practitioners, especially
in the Central and Eastern European countries.},
journal = {JEEMS Journal of East European Management Studies},
pages = {123--146},
author = {Mayrhofer, Wolfgang and Müller-Camen, Michael and Johannes and Ledolter and Strunk, Guido and Erten, Christiane},
volume = {9},
number = {2}
}