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Employer Hostility to Union Organising in the UK
(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 ...
Trade Unions and Bargaining For Skills
(Employee Relations Journal, 1998-03)
This article seeks to locate the role of trade unions in bargaining for vocational, education and training (VET) within the context of workplace industrial relations. Drawing on the experiences and findings of a TUC project ...
Counterpoising non-union representation: union organising and the managerial agenda
(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 ...
Post-privatised shop steward organisation and union renewal
(Industrial Relations Journal, 1998)
Using an ethnographic case study approach this article provides empirical evidence concerning the response of local union stewards to managerial-led change during and after the process of privatisation. Evidence supports ...
Looking out of the black-hole: non-union relations in an SME
(Employee Relations Journal, 1999)
Using a single case study approach this paper provides empirical evidence about managerial practices in a small, non-unionised firm which represents many of the features characteristic of the black-hole of no unions and ...
The psychological contract: a critical review
(International Journal of Management Reviews, 2006)
Literature on the psychological contract has blossomed progressively over the last ten years to the extent that it is now firmly located within the lexicon of the Human Resource Management (HRM) discipline. Yet as this ...
An Emergent Theory of HRM: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration of Determinants of HRM among Irish Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
(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 ...
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 ...
Conceptualising the dynamics of employee information and consultation: evidence from the Republic of Ireland
(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 ...
Changing patterns of employee voice: Case studies from the UK and Republic of Ireland
(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 ...