Highlights current HRM practice and its potential future developments in Austria. Develops a framework for analysing Austrian HRM, focusing on the regulatory environment at plant and supra‐plant level, the impact of industry structure on HR practice, and finally on geo‐political and economic...

Notes that achieving flexibility for organizations is one of the key issues of management efforts. However, making organizations more flexible may reduce the organizations’ ability to survive unless sustainable flexibility is introduced. Sustainable flexibility tries to find a balance between...