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Structuring change: training and recruitment in retail banking in Germany, Britain and France

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posted on 2023-06-09, 06:42 authored by Sigrid Quack, Jacqueline O'ReillyJacqueline O'Reilly, Swen Hildebrandt
This paper compares recent developments in the recruitment and training practices of retail banks in Germany, Britain and France. It examines how common competitive pressures have resulted in companies adopting significantly different solutions to these challenges. This is largely due to the constraints and opportunities created by national as well as particular sectoral institutional arrangements in each country. As a result of the behaviour of individual banks, sectoral training providers and state-guided training institutions, the creation of a pool of highly skilled labour with higher levels of individual motivation varies between the countries. This research shows how by cooperating at both the sectoral and the national level companies can reduce the problem of free riders and benefit from a general improvement in the quality of available labour. However, this problem has been more successfully managed in France and Germany than in the UK.

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  • Published

Journal

International Journal of Human Resource Management

ISSN

0958-5192

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

4

Volume

6

Page range

759-794

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  • Business and Management Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2017-06-14

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