O'Reilly, Jacqueline (1996) Theoretical considerations in cross-national employment research. Discussion Paper. Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Berlin, Germany.
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This article critically reviews a range of theoretical approaches to cross-national employment research. It classifies these studies in terms of universal and culturalist perspectives. Universalists tend to ignore the concept of culture, or at best acknowledge it as a marginal phenomenon or additional variable. Culturalists, on the other hand, have sought to integrate the concept of culture into their analysis at a socio-economic and institutional level as well as at the psychological level of the individual. The emphasis on similarities between countries tends to lead to a universalist approach, whilst the emphasis on difference is often supported by a more culturalist perspective. This review highlights that the shortcomings of these approaches in terms of accounting for change and the co-existence of similarity and diversity. Further more, these studies, for the most part, are blind to the affects and effects of gender on industrial organisation and employment practices.
Item Type: | Reports and working papers (Discussion Paper) |
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Additional Information: | WZB Discussion Paper FS I 96-203. ISSN: 1011-9523 |
Schools and Departments: | University of Sussex Business School > Business and Management |
Depositing User: | Stacey Goldup |
Date Deposited: | 19 Jun 2017 10:29 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jun 2017 10:29 |
URI: | http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/68712 |