Browsing by Author "Dundon, Tony"
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An analytical framework for employment regulation: investigating the regulatory space
Inversi, Cristina; Buckley, Lucy-Ann; Dundon, Tony (Emerald, 2016-12-12)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to advance a conceptual analytical framework to help explain employment regulation as a dynamic process shaped by institutions and actors. The paper builds on and advances regulatory ... -
Bitten by the Celtic Tiger: Immigrant Workers and Industrial Relations in the New 'Glocalized' Ireland
Dundon, Tony; Gonzalez-Perez, Maria; McDonough, Terrence (Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2007)The growth of global economic activity has resulted in a worldwide increase in migration. Despite the growing interest in migratory labour flows, there remains little detailed empirical research about the labour relations ... -
Capturing complexity: developing an integrated approach to analysing HRM in SMEs
Harney, Brian; Dundon, Tony (Human Resource Management Journal, 2006)This article presents a framework to evaluate HRM in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), using an open systems theoretical perspective. In presenting an open systems perspective the objective is to overcome the ... -
Changing patterns of employee voice: Case studies from the UK and Republic of Ireland
Wilkinson, Adrian; Dundon, Tony; Marchington, Mick; Ackers, Peter (Journal of Industrial Relations, 2004)In this paper we examine a wide range of employee voice mechanisms from a total of 18 case studies from the UK and Republic of Ireland. We examine how voice is defined by managers and how they link voice with improved ... -
Community engagement in Ireland's developmental welfare state: a study of the life cycle approach
Carney, Gemma M.; Dundon, Tony; Ní Léime, Áine (Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, 2011)The idea that people matter in modern democracies, often referred to as 'civic engagement' is recognised at the highest international level (United Nations 2008: 9). Civic or community engagement is essential to how budgets ... -
Conceptualising the dynamics of employee information and consultation: evidence from the Republic of Ireland
Dundon, Tony; Curran, Deirdre; Ryan, Paul; Maloney, Maureen (Industrial Relations Journal, 2006)The debate concerning the emerging regulatory environment for employee voice continues apace, in particular the requirements to inform and consult employees as a result of the European Employee Information and Consultation ... -
Counterpoising non-union representation: union organising and the managerial agenda
Dundon, Tony; Cullinane, Niall; Donaghey, Jimmy; Dobbins, Tony; Hickland, Eugene (British Universities Industrial Relations Association, 2010-07)Non-union employee representation is an area which has attracted much interest in the voice literature. Much of the relevant literature has been shaped by a dialogue which considers NERs as a means of union avoidance. More ... -
Cultural Control and the Culture Manager: Employment Practices in a Consultancy
Grugulis, Irena; Dundon, Tony; Wilkinson, Adrian (Work Employment and Society, 2000-01-01)This article explores the use of company culture as a means of management control. It reports research conducted in a consultancy that aimed to secure loyalty from its employees through a conscious policy of organised play ... -
De-collectivism and managerial ideology: towards an understanding of trade union opposition
Dundon, Tony; Harney, Brian; Cullinane, Tony (International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, 2010)Employers have long preferred to manage without the incursion of a trade union in company affairs. Much of the extant literature views managerial opposition to unions in terms of discrete typologies of union suppression ... -
Different rooms, different voices: Double-breasting, multi-channel representation and the managerial agenda
Cullinane, Niall; Donaghey, Jimmy; Dundon, Tony; Dobbins, Tony (International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2011)Double-breasting has been identified as where companies run union voice and non-union voice mechanisms across different plants. While research has focused on the incidence of such arrangements, there is a dearth of evidence ... -
Different rooms, different voices: Double-breasting, multi-channel representation and the managerial agenda
Cullinane, Niall; Donaghey, Jimmy; Dundon, Tony; Dobbins, Tony (2011)Double-breasting has been identified as where companies run union voice and non-union voice mechanisms across different plants. While research has focused on the incidence of such arrangements, there is a dearth of evidence ... -
Double-breasting employee voice: an assessment of motives, arrangements and durability
Dundon, Tony; Cullinane, Niall; Donaghey, Jimmy; Dobbins, Tony; Wilkinson, Adrian; Hickland, Eugene (SAGE Publications, 2014-06-19)This article explores employee voice within the specific institutional arrangement of double-breasting. Double-breasting is when multi-plant organizations recognize trade unions in some company sites, with non-union ... -
An Emergent Theory of HRM: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration of Determinants of HRM among Irish Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Harney, Brian; Dundon, Tony (Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations, 2006-11)Utilizing data drawn from 18 in-depth case studies the authors explore in detail the factors shaping employment in a diverse range of Irish Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. Existing theory in HRM is deemed inadequate ... -
Employee Reactions to High Performance Work Systems in the Service Sector: Assessing the Role of Organisational Justice Theory.
Heffernan, Margaret (2012-05-10)This study examines the impact of high performance work systems (HPWS) on employee outcomes. Understanding the HR causal chain linking HR and performance has been an on-going area of investigation. This research seeks to ... -
Employer Hostility to Union Organising in the UK
Dundon, Tony (Industrial Relations Journal, 2002)This paper presents empirical evidence about the shape and pattern of non-union employer strategies to remain union free. The data are collected from seven case studies across different industrial sectors and organisational ... -
Employer occupation of regulatory space of the employee information and consultation (i&c) directive in liberal market economies
Dundon, Tony; Dobbins, Tony; Cullinane, Niall; Hickland, Eugene; Donaghey, Jimmy (SAGE Publications, 2014-01-06)This article shows how both employers and the state have influenced macro-level processes and structures concerning the content and transposition of the European Union (EU) Employee Information and Consultation (I&C) ... -
Exploring how and why the front line manager impacts employee attitudes and behaviours in the context of a high performance work system
McDermott, Jennifer (2016-10-10)The study evaluates the role of the front line manager in both the how and why of HRM and performance. Through the lens of social exchange theory, the study queries the mediating effect of supervisory and organisational ... -
Exploring the Relationship between HRM, Creativity Climate and Organisational Performance: Evidence from Ireland
Dundon, Tony; Harney, Brian; Cafferkey, Kenny; Heffernan, Margaret (Academy of Management, 2009-08)The last decade witnessed growing academic evidence suggesting that HR practices are an important predictor of organisational performance. However, the reality is that we know very little about the intermediary mechanisms ... -
The ideology of union busting
Dundon, Tony; Cullinane, Niall; Harney, Brian (International Union Rights Journal, 2006)Many of the worlds largest multinationals, both American and non-American owned companies are avowedly anti-union. The likes of Walmart, Amazon, McDonalds or Disney do not oppose union representation just for pragmatic or ... -
Information but not consultation: exploring employee involvement in SMEs
Wilkinson, Adrian; Dundon, Tony; Grugulis, Irena (International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2007)Most research on employee involvement (EI) has focused on large or ¿mainstream¿ organizations. By adopting those schemes which 'appear' to work well in larger organizations, smaller firms assume there will be enhanced ...