1. Introduction : cross-national equivalence of skills and qualifications across Europe? / Michaela Brockmann. [et al.] -- 2. EU initiatives in cross-national recognition of skills and qualifications / Philippe Mehaut and Christopher Winch -- 3. Savoir : the organizing principle of French VET /...

Two distinct divisions and concepts of labour are apparent from an analysis of social housebuilding sites in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands: the craft form, based on controlling the output of labour; and the industry form, based on the quality of labour input. These are associated with...

Labour deployment on representative large-scale housing projects is analysed to reveal distinct differences between England, Germany, Scotland and Denmark. In the light of the debates on convergence/divergence of HRM systems and qualitatively different production systems, the paper is apposite...

This article analyzes patterns of country coverage in the Journal of International Business Studies during the twenty-five years of its existence. The analysis shows a substantial expansion in the journal's geographic reach over the years, but also a somewhat narrow “mental map,” with may...

Increasing international competition has put improvements in vocational training at the top of many nations’ political agendas. This important book explores the economic analysis of training and relates it to the differing systems found in Western Europe and the United States.

Despite the fact that multinational companies (MNCs) in Central Eastern Europe significantly contribute to employment growth in the region, qualitative knowledge about diffusion of employment practices in this region, and about coordination of MNCs with local labour market actors and...