Managers as Employees

This collection of essays examines the role of managers as employees in nine industrialized countries--Britain the United States Australia New Zealand West Germany Sweden France Italy and Japan. Focusing on middle managers including professionals the contributors document the differences and similarities that exist in the employment relationships of managers in these countries trace the forces that shape these relationships and discuss the ways that these relationships have been affected by developments in the business environment over the last two decades. The distinguished contributors include Greg Bamber Ed Snape Russell D. Lansbury Annabelle Quince David F. Smith Eberhard Witte Karl-Olof Fax^D'en H^Doakan Lundgren Jacques Rojot Claudio Pellegreni and Vladimir Pucik.