Theoretical considerations in cross-national employment research
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.
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1996
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Authors: | O'Reilly, Jacqueline |
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Berlin : Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) |
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freely available
Series: | WZB Discussion Paper ; FS I 96-203 |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Other identifiers: | hdl:10419/43934 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:wzblpe:FSI96203 [RePEc] |
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Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010303963
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