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HRM in Transition Economies: The Case of Serbia

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  • Milikić Biljana

    (Faculty of Economics, Kamenička 6, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Janićijević Nebojša

    (Faculty of Economics, Kamenička 6, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Petković Mirjana

    (Faculty of Economics, Kamenička 6, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)

Abstract

While the convergence vs. divergence debate has gained broad recognition among both HRM scholars and practitioners, it seems that a closer insight into current HRM developments in the South Eastern European transition economies has yet to be achieved. This paper, therefore, aims to highlight current HRM practices in Serbia and address possibilities for implementing the North American HRM model in a highly incompatible cultural setting. Investigation of HRM practices in Serbia is based on the "CRANET survey on Strategic International HRM" (Brewster et al., 2004) and on interviews with the HR managers of 38 randomly selected companies operating in Serbia. The Serbian national culture has been included a priori in the initial research design as an explanatory variable. Research findings suggest that both the incompetence of HR managers and professionals, as well as a slow-moving transition, need to be carefully considered to explain the distinctiveness of HRM in transition economies. On the other hand, national culture seems to be a key obstacle to the achievement of full convergence of performance appraisal and performance-related pay.

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  • Milikić Biljana & Janićijević Nebojša & Petković Mirjana, 2008. "HRM in Transition Economies: The Case of Serbia," South East European Journal of Economics and Business, Sciendo, vol. 3(2), pages 75-88, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:seejeb:v:3:y:2008:i:2:p:75-88:n:8
    DOI: 10.2478/v10033-008-0017-5
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    1. Horie, Norio & Kumo, Kazuhiro & 雲, 和広, 2019. "Socialist Legacies and Human Resource Management in European Transition Economies : An Analytical Survey," CEI Working Paper Series 2019-7, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    2. Predrag Stančić & Miroslav Todorović & Milan Čupić, 2012. "Value-Based Management And Corporate Governance: A Study Of Serbian Corporations," Economic Annals, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Belgrade, vol. 57(193), pages 93-112, April- Ju.
    3. Ágnes Szlávicz & Nemanja Berber, 2013. "Strategic Human Resource Management at Small and Medium- Sized Enterprises in Serbia," Proceedings- 11th International Conference on Mangement, Enterprise and Benchmarking (MEB 2013),, Óbuda University, Keleti Faculty of Business and Management.

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