TY  - JOUR
AB  - Based on research carried out in three European countries, Sweden, The Netherlands and the UK, the following text highlights the experiences and perceptions of European managers in organisational and managerial contexts. The findings reveal a number of convergent trends manifested through the experiences and consciousness of middle managers. What is specifically highlighted is the transformation of the role of manager in Europe against the background of a multitude of contingent influences; not only in the practices of middle management function but also in the cacophony of the accompanying discourses. It is posited that structured HRM support can considerably aid the middle manager to cope with the contradictory role demanded by this new world of work; and, paradoxically, it is a plea for self managed learning conducted by middle managers themselves within an HRM supportive environment.
VL  - 12
IS  - 5
SN  - 0955-534X
DO  - 10.1108/09555340010373528
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09555340010373528
AU  - Holden Len
AU  - Roberts Ian
PY  - 2000
Y1  - 2000/01/01
TI  - European managers: HRM and an evolving role
T2  - European Business Review
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 251
EP  - 260
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -