Human resource management in Sweden
Hunter Mabon
(Hunter Mabon is Chairman of the Personnel Economics Institute, School of Business, Stockholm University, S‐10691 Stockholm, Sweden.)
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Abstract
Gives an account of Swedish industrial relations and discusses the decline of the classic Swedish harmony model. Analyses historically high unemployment figures. Makes a presentation of HRM as a profession in Sweden including the speciality of human resource costing and accounting. Uses Marxist, pluralist and rationalist models to explain the gap between theory and practical implementation of HRM. Discusses the HRM consequences of Sweden joining the EU and the future prospects for Sweden in a world economy.
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Citation
Mabon, H. (1995), "Human resource management in Sweden", Employee Relations, Vol. 17 No. 7, pp. 57-83. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425459510103442
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1995, MCB UP Limited