Abstract:
This paper discusses national differences in HRM within the public sector in nine European
countties. Drawing on data from the PW Cranfeld Survey of International Human Resource
Management we examine the decentralisation of HR policy decisions and trends in the devolvement to
line management of responsibility for human resource management. In particular we looked at
trends in the compensation area, ie pay determination and merit/ performance related pay and its
impact on performance appraisal.
