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What Could We Learn from Each Other: Case of Human Resource Management Practice in the Baltic Countries

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Abstract

The purpose of the research paper is to provide an overview of similarities and differences in human resource management (HRM) in three Baltic countries and to present possibilities to improve HRM practice. The methodology of the study is based on the comparison of the results of different HRM surveys conducted in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia during 2000 - 2010. The main findings of the investigation prove that in countries with similar history HRM develops in the similar way with little differences. The main benefits of the findings of the investigation is disclosed trends of HRM practices in Baltic countries and comparative analyses carried out.

DOI 10.11648/j.ijber.20130201.11
Published in International Journal of Business and Economics Research (Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2013)
Page(s) 1-7
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Keywords

Human Resource Management, Baltic Countries, HRM Functions

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