TY - JOUR AB - The demographics and the legal and political characteristics of the French environment impact strongly on HR practices in France. Career management, recruitment, training and compensation are chosen in order to highlight some French specificities. An evaluation of the HR function indicates that it should move towards a strategic role. A move towards people management is also perceived. At the beginning of the 2000s, HRM in France exhibits five main trends summed up in this article. VL - 22 IS - 3 SN - 0143-7720 DO - 10.1108/01437720110398266 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/01437720110398266 AU - Cerdin Jean‐Luc AU - Peretti Jean‐Marie PY - 2001 Y1 - 2001/01/01 TI - Trends and emerging values in human resource management in France T2 - International Journal of Manpower PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 216 EP - 225 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -