Search
Now showing items 1-5 of 5
De-collectivism and managerial ideology: towards an understanding of trade union opposition
(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 ...
Capturing complexity: developing an integrated approach to analysing HRM in SMEs
(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 ...
Interviewing Reluctant Respondents: Strikes, Henchmen and Gaelic Games
(Organizational Research Methods, 2010)
This paper deals with interviewing reluctant respondents. The analysis is used to construct a process oriented model of respondent rapport and empathy. By assessing respondent rapport in a reflective way the paper contributes ...
The ideology of union busting
(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 ...
Re-conceptualising voice in the non-union workplace
(International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2007)
In this paper we present a conceptual analysis of the literature and research surrounding voice in the non-union workplace. The paper begins with a definitional discussion of non-unionism ¿ what it is and what it is not, ...