Industrial Relations: Labour markets, labour process and trade unionism
Author : John E. Kelly
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 43,88 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Industrial relations
ISBN :
Political Economy of Industrial Relations
Author : Richard Hyman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 34,57 MB
Release : 1989-01-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1349196657
Book Description
This collection of essays attempts to demonstrate how an adequate analysis of trade unions, strikes and collective bargaining must be rooted in a broader understanding of their political and economic context. The second part of the book deals with the central problems of trade unionism.
The Economics of the Trade Union
Author : Alison L. Booth
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 43,62 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521468398
Book Description
This book analyses the crucial features of unionised labour markets. The models in the book refer to labour contracts between unions and management, but the method of analysis is also applicable to non-union labour markets where workers have some market power. In this book, Alison Booth, a researcher in the field, emphasises the connection between theoretical and empirical approaches to studying unionised labour markets. She also highlights the importance of taking into account institutional differences between countries and sectors when constructing models of the unionised labour market. While the focus of the book is on the US and British unionised labour markets, the models and analytical methods are applicable to other industrialised countries with appropriate modifications.
Understanding European Trade Unionism
Author : Richard Hyman
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 13,27 MB
Release : 2001-05-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1412932491
Book Description
`As one would expect, this is a well-crafted, literate and absorbing account of European trade union development. Established scholars and advanced students will enjoy the discussion of theory and cases′ - The Journal of Industrial Relations `[A] detailed and fascinating history of trade unions in the three countries [Britain, Germany, Italy]... considers how the unions could recover from the intense disarray of recent years′ - Labour Research `Everyone concerned over the construction of a truly social Europe will learn much from this thoughtful and probing study′ - Professor Colin Crouch, Istituto Universitario Europeo In this comprehensive overview of trade unionism in Europe and beyond, Richard Hyman offers a fresh perspective on trade union identity, ideology and strategy. He shows how the varied forms and impact of different national movements reflect historical choices on whether to emphasize a role as market bargainers, mobilizers of class opposition or partners in social integration. The book demonstrates how these inherited traditions can serve as both resources and constraints in responding to the challenges which confront trade unions in today′s working world.
Industrial Relations in China
Author : Bill Taylor
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 23,44 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781008324
Book Description
"This enlightening book provides the first systematic introduction to, and exploration of, the emerging system of industrial relations in China, and draws on the authors' extensive research and direct involvement in the developments taking place. The authors argue that there are both unifying and fragmenting elements to the ongoing development of industrial relations, but overall it is one in which the state continues to maintain a major, and direct, influence. Divisions between workers and managers may be escalating with increased open conflicts, but this book reveals that the picture is far more complex and contradictory than to assume that the solution is convergence with western style industrial relations systems. They conclude that industrial relations institutions and processes still act within a political context and with the guiding hand of the Chinese Communist party."
Social Power and the Labour Market
Author : David Purdy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 27,31 MB
Release : 1988-11-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1349195456
Book Description
A discussion of the power relationships between employers, workers and their organizations in capitalist societies. It looks at the patterns of dominance and subordination determined by capitalist structure, gender division and occupational hierarchy, and outlines the egalitarian strategy.
Industrial Relations: Approaches to industrial relations and trends in national systems
Author : John E. Kelly
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 21,2 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415230292
Book Description
This set is designed to capture both the complexity of the field of industrial relations globally, as well as bringing out the continuing relevance of competing theoretical approaches to the subject.
Trade Union Cooperation in Europe
Author : Bengt Furåker
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 34,84 MB
Release : 2020-03-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3030387704
Book Description
This open access book discusses transnational trade union cooperation in Europe – its forms, focuses, conditions, and obstacles. It provides an overview of existing trade union cooperation and includes detailed analyses of two specific questions: the debates on statutory minimum wages and the Posting of Workers Directive. Drawing on empirical research, the authors take a comparative approach, considering national industrial relations regimes as well as individual sectors. With the ongoing processes of integration in Europe, it has become increasingly important for unions to cooperate with regard to employers and EU institutions. The authors illustrate the interconnections between national and European industrial relations, and explore the process of European integration in labour markets. Illustrating the potential for and difficulties involved in deepening trade union cooperation across Europe, this work is a vital read for trade unionists, researchers and students interested in European trade unionism and labour markets.
Trade Unionism Since 1945
Author : Craig Phelan
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 26,60 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Endüstriyel ilişkiler
ISBN : 9783039114108
Book Description
Overview This book offers the detailed historical background required for a holistic appreciation of current problems faced and the possibilities for revitalisation. In two volumes it provides introductory overviews of trade union development since the end of World War II in 26 countries from every corner of the globe. Each chapter explains the main contours of trade union growth and development in one country from the pivotal year 1945 to the present. Each chapter assesses the often dynamic expansion of trade unionism in the 1950s and 1960s; the role of trade unionism in the movements for national liberation in the Global South and the erection of social welfare systems in the developed North; the economic shocks that resulted in membership decline and loss of political influence from the late 1970s onward; the economic restructuring and growing labour market diversity of the 1980s and 1990s that undercut the traditional bases of trade union membership; and the historical roots of the contemporary political and economic context in which revitalisation efforts are taking place.
The Economics of Trade Unions
Author : Hristos Doucouliagos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 28,33 MB
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1317498283
Book Description
Richard B. Freeman and James L. Medoff’s now classic 1984 book What Do Unions Do? stimulated an enormous theoretical and empirical literature on the economic impact of trade unions. Trade unions continue to be a significant feature of many labor markets, particularly in developing countries, and issues of labor market regulations and labor institutions remain critically important to researchers and policy makers. The relations between unions and management can range between cooperation and conflict; unions have powerful offsetting wage and non-wage effects that economists and other social scientists have long debated. Do the benefits of unionism exceed the costs to the economy and society writ large, or do the costs exceed the benefits? The Economics of Trade Unions offers the first comprehensive review, analysis and evaluation of the empirical literature on the microeconomic effects of trade unions using the tools of meta-regression analysis to identify and quantify the economic impact of trade unions, as well as to correct research design faults, the effects of selection bias and model misspecification. This volume makes use of a unique dataset of hundreds of empirical studies and their reported estimates of the microeconomic impact of trade unions. Written by three authors who have been at the forefront of this research field (including the co-author of the original volume, What Do Unions Do?), this book offers an overview of a subject that is of huge importance to scholars of labor economics, industrial and employee relations, and human resource management, as well as those with an interest in meta-analysis.
