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Table 1

Strategic versus sustainable HRM approach to employability development

	Strategic HRM perspective	Sustainable HRM perspective
Rationale	Obtain superior performance at organizational level	Create sustainable value for both the organization and the employee
Aim	Functional flexibility	Functional flexibility, employment security and sustainable careers
Target	Organizational development needs	Organizational and individual development needs
Focus	Internal employability—skills needed to perform the job or get another job within the organization	Internal and external employability—skills that also transcend the job and make employees more employable both inside and outside the organization
Expected outcomes	Economic performance	Economic and social performance

	Strategic HRM perspective	Sustainable HRM perspective
Rationale	Obtain superior performance at organizational level	Create sustainable value for both the organization and the employee
Aim	Functional flexibility	Functional flexibility, employment security and sustainable careers
Target	Organizational development needs	Organizational and individual development needs
Focus	Internal employability—skills needed to perform the job or get another job within the organization	Internal and external employability—skills that also transcend the job and make employees more employable both inside and outside the organization
Expected outcomes	Economic performance	Economic and social performance

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