“…The aim of the study is to provide a more comprehensive understanding, across national frontiers, of the various industrial relations systems across Europe."…”

“…The primary empirical goal is to examine the evolution of industrial relations in Western Europe from the end of the 1970s up to the present. …”

“…The participant countries represent different industrial relations traditions in Europe. These countries are: Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom."…”

“…As well as covering a number of key sectors, the choice of home countries of the selected firms also aims to capture the impact of national influences for the main industrial relations models in Europe.Overall, the study offers insights into the complexities of the Europeanization of company-level industrial relations in a dynamic field now also confronted by the convulsions unleashed by the Eurozone crisis."…”

“…As well as covering a number of key sectors, the choice of home countries of the selected firms also aims to capture the impact of national influences for the main industrial relations models in Europe.Overall, the study offers insights into the complexities of the Europeanization of company-level industrial relations in a dynamic field now also confronted by the convulsions unleashed by the Eurozone crisis."…”