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The management of voice in non-union organisations: managers perspectives
(Employee Relations, 2005)
Purpose: Given the emergence of new legal initiatives for union recognition, declining levels of union membership and the growth of alternative forms of employee representation, this paper aims to examine the management ...
Cultural Control and the Culture Manager: Employment Practices in a Consultancy
(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 ...
Information but not consultation: exploring employee involvement in SMEs
(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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Exploring the Relationship between HRM, Creativity Climate and Organisational Performance: Evidence from Ireland
(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 ...