Trends and emerging values in human resource management - The Spanish scene

Spanish firms have undertaken significant internal changes, including those related to human resources management, in order to adapt to new circumstan ces of market competitiveness. Length of the contractual relationship is on e of the most important of these changes (contracts for an unlimited versus limited period). Available data show that the human resources management d epartments of Spanish firms have retained some traditional perspectives, wh ile adopting some newer ones.