Varieties of capitalism and investments in human capital

Goergen, M., Brewster, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5314-1518, Wood, G. and Wilkinson, A. (2012) Varieties of capitalism and investments in human capital. Industrial Relations, 51 (S1). pp. 501-527. ISSN 1468-232X doi: 10.1111/j.1468-232X.2012.00688.x

Abstract/Summary

This paper explores the relationship between national institutional archetypes and investments in training and development. A recent trend within the literature on comparative capitalism has been to explore the nature and extent of heterogeneity within the coordinated market economies (CMEs) of Europe. Based on a review of the existing comparative literature on training and development, and comparative firm-level survey evidence of differences in training and development practices, we both support and critique existing country clusters and argue for a more nuanced and flexible categorization.