The Research Handbook of Comparative Employment Relations is an essential resource for those seeking to understand contemporary developments in the world of work, and the way in which employment relations systems are evolving around the world. -- Special consideration is given to the impact of...

"This book provides a clear roadmap for the roles that workers and leaders in business, labor, education and government must play in building a new social contract for all to prosper. It is a call to action for a collaborative effort to develop both high-quality jobs and strong, successful...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: The Changing Nature of Labor, Management, and Government Interactions / Katz, Harry C. -- 1. The Irish Experiment in Social Partnership / Teague, Paul / Donaghey, James -- 2. The Netherlands: Resilience in Structure, Revolution in Substance / Slomp, Hans...

This timely book investigates the experiences of employees at all levels of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) during a ten-year period of dramatic organizational change. As Boeing transformed itself, workers and managers contended with repeated downsizing, shifting corporate culture, new roles...

The employment relationship between employer and employee has gone through fundamental changes in the last decades, influencing psychological contracts. It is unclear, however, exactly how psychological contracts are changing. This article offers a comprehensive model that focuses on two factors...

Organisational scholars from a range of countries discuss the variety of psychological contracts in employment that different cultures and societies agree to. They consider how global business initiatives are bridging those differing contracts

The relationship between workers and firms are changing worldwide. Nowhere is this more evident than in the psychological contracts of employment. This book combines the cross-national perspectives of organizational scholars from thirteen countries to examine how societies differ in the nature...