This is the first survey on employment practices within multinational firms (MNCs) in Belgium. It is based on a representative sample which covers both Belgian-owned and foreign-owned MNCs. The analysis is based on 194 face-to-face interviews with senior HR managers responsible for the Belgian operations of MNCs.
For HR managers this survey is a tool to benchmark the own HR policies with other MNCs. The survey reports on four HR domains: pay and performance, training and organisational learning, employee involvement and communication and employee representation. For each HR domain, HR managers can compare the presence of tools (i.e. variable pay, training programs, teams) and the discretion of Belgian subsidiaries.
Additionally, this book is of high interest for both academics and policy makers. It contains original and unique data concurring both to delineate the firm profile (i.e. country of origin, size, sector, structure) and examining the factors shaping decisions-making within MNCs in Belgium. Overall this book remarkably addresses the knowledge deficit around the study of the employment relations and human resource management within MNCs in Belgium to date.