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Provides an understanding of how HRM policies and practices differ across countries and how the development of management practice may be affected by different institutional and cultural contexts. Containing contributions from a range of well-respected HRM scholars across the world, this collection is based upon data from a unique research project.

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List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Notes on the Editors and Contributors Introduction; E.Parry, E.Stavrou & M.Lazarova ´Plus ca change, plus c´est la meme chose´. A Longitudinal Analysis of HRM Work and the Profile of Senior HR Managers; M.Lazarova, W.Mayrhofer & C.Brewster New Captain but a Sinking Ship? The Influence of HR Director´s Gender on the Status of the HR Department - a Longitudinal Study; A.Reichel, J.Brandl & W.Mayrhofer CSR and Responsible HRM in the CEE and Nordic Countries; R.Kazlauskaite, P.E.M.Ligthart, I.Buciuniene & S.Vanhala HRM Policies and Firm Performance: The Role of the Synergy of Policies; E.Poutsma, P.E.M.Ligthart & B.Dietz Human Resource Management in the Central and Eastern European Region; R.Kazlauskaite, I.Buciuniene, J.Poor, Z.Karoliny, R.Alas, A.Kohont & A.Szlavicz Converging and Diverging Trends in HRM between Nordic Countries and Estonia; R.Alas & S.Vanhala HRM in Scandinavia - Embedded in the Scandinavian Model?; T.Lindeberg, B.Manson & H.H.Larsen Divergent Norwegian and North American HRM Regimes: Implications for Norwegian MNEs; P.Gooderham, B.Grogaard & O.Nordhaug The Development of Employee Financial Participation in Europe; E.Poutsma, P.Ligthart, A.Pendleton & C.Brewster Information Technology Systems in the Human Resource Management Area; H.Peretz The Use of Flexible Working Across National Contexts and its Relationship to Organizational Performance; M.Koch

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