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Thatcherism delayed? The Irish crisis and the paradox of social partnership
(Industrial Relations Journal, 2010)
This article reviews the state of Irish industrial relations in light of the current economic crisis. It argues that social partnership, paradoxically, was rooted in the continuation of a tradition of permissive voluntarism ...
The roles and functions of shop stewards in workplace partnership: evidence from the Republic of Ireland
(Employee Relations, 2010)
Purpose: This article examines the roles and influence of shop stewards under workplace partnership regimes in five case study firms in the Republic of Ireland. It assess the dynamics and potential longevity of partnership ...
Non-union employee representation, union avoidance and the managerial agenda
(2011)
Non-union employee representation is an area which has attracted much interest in the voice literature. Much of the literature has been shaped by a dialogue which considers NERs as a means of union avoidance. More recently ...
Different rooms, different voices: Double-breasting, multi-channel representation and the managerial agenda
(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 ...
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 ...
Different rooms, different voices: Double-breasting, multi-channel representation and the managerial agenda
(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 ...
The effects of implementing a Lean Six Sigma tool, Visual Process Controls, to improve month-end activities in a finance department - An Empirical Case Study
(2010-08-31)
The world that companies operate in today forces them to continually seek out and strive for new cost savings and where possible create a competitive advantage. Lean, Lean Thinking and Lean Six Sigma has seen tools and ...
Systems for team empowerment: Research on practice 2018
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2018-07)
Welcome to this collection of research papers on Systems for Team Empowerment. Achieving
empowerment in teams is complex. Not only do team leaders need to understand the complex and
nebulous interplays between systems, ...