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The Routledge Companion to Employment Relations

by Adrian Wilkinson, Tony Dundon, Jimmy Donaghey, Alexander Colvin

May 2018

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502 pages

23h 24m

English

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Introduction Employment relations perspectives Actors Regulating employment relations Broadening employment relations Contemporary reflections and future challenges References
Introduction Analytical traditions within the field Employment relations and the consequence of crisis The trajectory of conflict in employment relations Conclusion References
Introduction A history of dialogue? Authority and contract The problem of collective action Voice Conclusion Notes References
Introduction The role of law in employment relations Sources of legal regulation in employment relations ‘Soft law’ and employment relations The scope of the law in employment relations The individual employment relationship The collective employment relationship Autonomy, enforcement and compliance The social partners Dispute resolution and the law Conclusions and future agendas Notes References
Introduction What is history? History and employment relations Conclusion References
Introduction The sociological imagination and employment relations Labour process theory and employment relations Marx, Braverman and the emergence of labour process theory Subsequent developments in labour process theory The nature of the employment relationship Managerial control strategies Employee responses Sociology, gender and employment relations The legacy of sociology in employment relations Conclusion References
Introduction Beyond employment: embedding employment in the family and welfare system Beyond class inequalities: addressing multiple inequalities and intersectionality Beyond structures and practice: gender and the organisation and valuation of work Beyond the gender neutral work experience: new understandings of work and work behaviours Conclusions References
Introduction Origins and domain assumptions of human resource management Domain assumptions Contemporary emergence of HRM Matching models HRM and performance Employee-centric HRM ER and HRM: 5Cs for conversation C1 Complexity C2 Context C3 Contingency C4 Causality C5 Critique Conclusion Notes References
Introduction The Varieties of Capitalism framework and business systems theory Institutional change Internationalisation Historical institutionalism Institutional change Internationalisation Regulation theory Institutional change Internationalisation Empirical evidence Assessment Conclusion References
Introduction What’s in a name? Epistemological and ontological issues Changing times Workplace surveys: curse, blessing or foundation? Whither employment relations research methods? References
Introduction Competing roles and approaches to the state: from consensus and representation to politics and conflict The state and traditional perspectives on employment relations: thinking in terms of macro- and micro-level state roles Mapping the state over time and across roles and institutions: an emergent synthesis in understanding regulation, coordination and ideology The death and rebirth of the state in the context of neoliberalism, fragmentation and austerity Conclusion Notes References
Introduction The history of American unions Origins The nineteenth century The twentieth century Period of decline for American unions Theories explaining the American labour movement American unions in the twenty-first century Coalition building Constituency groups Alt-labour organisations Unions and politics The future Notes References
Introduction Ways of exploring and explaining employers and employment relations Employment relations contexts, employer autonomy and managerial strategies Management of the individual employee: psychological contracts Management initiatives at the organisational level Labour process theory and the question of control Internal labour markets: employee commitment through security and advancement Flexibilities for employers plus commitment from employees High-performance work systems Employers and strategic choices about representative employee participation Beyond the workplace: employers, management and collective employment relations Employer associations Employers and the shaping of employment relations systems Conclusion References
Introduction MNCs: the global employer MNCs as ER actors in the global arena MNCs as rule-takers Non-unionism in MNC: bypassing the rules Non-unionism in MNCs and home country effects Non-unionism in MNCs and host country effects Non-unionism in MNCs and firm-specific factors Beyond institutional effects: MNCs as rule-makers MNCs as contested spaces and the implications for employment relations practices Conclusion References
Introduction Collective bargaining: elements of a framework Institutions Regulatory and normative institutions Cognitive institutions Governance of the employment relationship: collective bargaining forms and structures Power The bargaining process Collective bargaining outcomes Efficiency Equity Voice Conclusion Note References
Introduction Untangling the meanings and conceptualisations of voice OB Voice HRM Voice ER Voice LPT and voice Limitations and possible integration Power and voice New directions and conclusion Acknowledgment References
Introduction Knowns in the study of workplace dispute resolution Conflict resolution procedures in unionised workplaces The rise of ADR in non-union organisations Usage and outcomes The emergence of conflict management systems Unknowns in the study of workplace dispute resolution Representation in conflict resolution Workplace conflict management and organisational and individual level outcomes Comparative and international perspectives Conflict management in entrepreneurial firms Conclusion References
Introduction Two fundamental perspectives Reduction of structural opportunities and the withering away of strikes Has labour peace triumphed? The transformation of labour conflict Individualised forms of conflict: formal grievances and misbehaviour Research challenges Conclusion and research agenda Notes References
Introduction Precarious work – a cross-national overview The causes of (growing) precarious work Consequences of precarious work The individual and precarious work The organisation and precarious work Precarious work and society Policy response to precarious work Moving beyond the core-periphery model of the firm Conclusions and future research Notes References
Introduction Globalisation as a process in four domains Economy Technology Politics Society Globalisation’s consequences for employment and work Multinational corporations: contribution to the global economy Multinationals, global supply chains and employment Globalisation, offshoring and other effects Job loss and wage effects in developed countries Job creation, wages and labour standards in developing countries Globalisation and income inequality in developed and developing countries Conclusion Notes References
Introduction What are global supply chains? The governance of employment relations in supply chains The growth of private labour governance Global value chains and global production networks Employment relations literature on MNCs CSR approach Employment relations in supply chains: understanding the changed role of actors Employers Brands Unions The state NGOs Conclusion References
Introduction The informalisation of employment relations The ‘degrees of informalisation’ approach towards employment relations Explaining cross-national variations in the level of informal employment Nature of informality Forms of paid employment relationship Evaluating the nature of informality Future directions and issues Conclusion References
Introduction Transformative collective rights and action and women workers in global supply chains Collective labour rights and development Corporate codes of conduct, social upgrading and collective rights Conclusion Notes References
Introduction A framework for studying employment relations in Latin America Economic and labour market context Labour and employment laws Labour laws in practice: unionisation and collective bargaining coverage Human resource management practice Conclusion Notes References
Introduction Political and economic contexts of employment relations2 1949–1978: the socialist economy 1979–2000: global factories 2001–2011: harmonious labour relations? Since 2012: the economic slowdown Changing management practices SOEs JVs and MNCs POEs and FIEs5 Chinese cultural and institutional influence Changes and trends Escalating industrial conflicts Protests in SOEs Strikes in FIEs The role of trade unions The legacy of socialist trade unionism Collective bargaining Conclusions Notes References
Introduction Economic context, poverty and stability Institutional legacies Industrial policy and structural adjustment Union membership, density and mobilisation Employment relations and different organisational types Transnational organisation of trade unions Engagement with political parties and tripartite experiments Union representation of vulnerable and marginal categories of worker Conclusion References
Introduction International institutions and supranational influence: origins and evolution International institutions and the governance of employment relations in the European Union International institutions of financial assistance: the case of the EU financial bailout packages An unexpected supranational actor: the European Central Bank Supranational institutional transformation and the governance of industrial relations: an empirical assessment The International Labour Organization Conclusion Notes References
Introduction Power and exploitation in the employment relationship Business ethics and child labour The ethics of employee participation Employees as stakeholders Employee democracy and corporate governance Employee participation as corporate citizenship The ‘ideal’ distribution of decision-making Discussion and future research agenda Conclusion References
Introduction The financial model of the firm The financial firm and its implications for HR and employment relations The role of technology From employment relationships to contingent employment contracts Implications for the field of HR management and employment relations Conclusion Note References