Restructuring work and employment in Europe managing change in an era of globalisation

This detailed, comprehensive study on downsizing in Europe is underpinned by cross-national, interdisciplinary empirical research on restructuring management in five European countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. It contains systematic national comparative overviews, a...

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Main Author: Gazier, Bernard
Other Authors: Bruggeman, Frédéric, Moore, Sian
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K Edward Elgar c2008
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This detailed, comprehensive study on downsizing in Europe is underpinned by cross-national, interdisciplinary empirical research on restructuring management in five European countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. It contains systematic national comparative overviews, and transversal analyses of more than 30 in-depth case studies, taking into account a broad range of perspectives across professional human resources managers, unions" representatives, local and national civil servants, social workers and physicians. The authors examine strategic choices and practices in national and local contexts, showing that the practice of restructuring is not as heterogeneous as many previous studies have indicated or predicted. Systematic policy proposals for better economic and social management of restructuring are also prescribed
1. Comparing processes across Europe / Bernard Gazier -- 2. The restructuring process : towards a comprehensive analysis / Dominique Paucard -- 3. Innovation : from employment protection to anticipation / Frédéric Bruggeman -- 4. Belgium : a corporatist regime / Frédéric Naedenoen -- 5. France : law driven restructuring / Maxime Petrovski ... [et al.] -- 6. Germany : negotiated restructuring / Matthias Knuth and Gernot Mühge -- 7. The Swedish model of restructuring / Ola Bergström and Andreas Diedrich -- 8. United Kingdom : market driven restructuring / Sian Moore and Geof Luton -- 9. Innovative restructuring : learning from company experience / Ola Bergström and Andreas Diedrich -- 10. Trade unions : obstacles or facilitators? / Sian Moore, Greg Thomson and Geof Luton -- 11. Supporting job transitions : employers, worker representatives and agencies / Matthias Knuth -- 12. The territory : an innovation laboratory / Rachel Beaujolin-Bellet -- 13. Networking : employers' groups / Gelica Dalon and François Pichault -- 14. Health impacts and innovative approaches / Thomas Kieselbach and Debora Jeske -- 15. Does Europe have restructuring policies? / Claude Emmanuel Triomphe
Physical Description:xii, 405 p ill
ISBN:9781847205698
1847205690
9781848442832