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Human resource management in Greece in comparative perspective: alternative institutionalist perspectives and empirical realities

Psychogios, Alexandros G.; Wood, Geoffrey

Authors

Alexandros G. Psychogios

Geoffrey Wood



Abstract

This paper seeks to understand the effects of institutions on the practice of human resource management (HRM) in Greece. Hence, it evaluates how alternative approaches to institutions conceptualize contexts such as Greece, and the relevance of such approaches in the light of empirical evidence. The latter would suggest that, in common with other Mediterranean economies, Greece has been undergoing a long evolution, marked by reforms both towards greater liberalization and greater coordination. However, the ultimate direction remains unclear, and embedded ways of doing things - above all, a strongly paternalist tradition - persist. Again, as with other Mediterranean economies, the Greek economy is an essentially dualistic one, divided between larger organizations (both within the state and private sectors) and the SME sector: the relative importance of the latter has increased in recent years. Empirical research evidence would underscore the importance of conceptualizing institutions as subject to both continuity, and uneven, contested, yet constant change, and the extent to which internal diversity persists within national institutional frameworks.

Citation

Psychogios, A. G., & Wood, G. (2010). Human resource management in Greece in comparative perspective: alternative institutionalist perspectives and empirical realities. The international journal of human resource management, 21(14), 2614-2630. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2010.523578

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Nov 20, 2010
Publication Date Nov 1, 2010
Deposit Date Nov 13, 2014
Journal International Journal Of Human Resource Management
Print ISSN 0958-5192
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 21
Issue 14
Article Number PII 929889050
Pages 2614-2630
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2010.523578
Keywords Management of Technology and Innovation; Strategy and Management; Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/471088
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09585192.2010.523578
Contract Date Nov 13, 2014