TITLE:
Management Consulting in Human Resource Management: Central and Eastern European Perspectives in Light of Empirical Experiences
AUTHORS:
Jozsef Poor, Agnes Milovecz
KEYWORDS:
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), Human Resource Management (HRM), Hungary, Management
Consulting, Multinational Companies (MNCs), Transitional Economies
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Service Science and Management,
Vol.4 No.3,
September
29,
2011
ABSTRACT: We analyze the evolution of management consulting in the field of human resources (HR) for the past 20 years in the transitional economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Our framework for HR consultancy is based on extensive professional experience in the region, several sets of multiyear surveys, and a review of the literature. We focus on the evolving HR theory and the current HR practice in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovenia. Our paper relies on three major sets of multiyear surveys, conducted by the authors’ direct or indirect involvement. Special attention is paid to HR consulting in multinational firms and public sector organizations.