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The perceptions of trade unions by their members

Zammit, Edward L.; Rizzo, Saviour - In: Employee Relations 24 (2002) 1, pp. 53-68

. Nevertheless the changes taking place in the labour market also require that new recruitment initiatives be undertaken. Failing … this, the trade union movement may end up representing merely a “labour aristocracy” rather than a wide section of …

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Islamic revival in Asia and human resource management

Tayeb, Monir - In: Employee Relations 19 (1997) 4, pp. 352-364

Discusses some of the implications of Islamic values for management of the workforce in organizations in Muslim countries in the light of the rise of Islamist movements in many of these countries. Discussion is placed within the context of the debate about the influences of national culture on...

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Employee orientation ‐ the Japanese approach

Mestre, Michel; Stainer, Alan; Stainer, Lorice - In: Employee Relations 19 (1997) 5, pp. 443-456

States that people management is one of the most crucial variables of corporate success. Provides an analysis of the orientation process, comparing Japan with the West. Investigates Japanese recruitment philosophy in relation to its effective and planned orientation management. Examines and...

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Managing people’s values and perceptions in multi‐cultural organisations

Holden, Richard - In: Employee Relations 23 (2001) 6, pp. 614-626

Examines the problems and pitfalls of managing multi‐cultural organisations from a corporate perspective. The author, a practising HR director, makes use of his work experience of three companies to analyse the difficulties arising from different values, perceptions and cultures in MNCs....

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Examining white‐collar downsizing as a cause of change in the psychological contract

Beaumont, Philip B.; Harris, Richard I.D. - In: Employee Relations 24 (2002) 4, pp. 378-388

The “old” psychological contract, with its emphasis on employment security, has been held to have been violated because of extensive downsizing among white‐collar employees from the late 1980s and early 1990s. This proposition is tested here using multivariate analysis based on a...

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Productive Efficiency and the Employment Relationship – The Case of Quality Circles

Wilson, Fiona - In: Employee Relations 11 (1989) 1, pp. 27-32

The argument in this article is put from the standpoint that employers continually need to exercise control in order to realise the capacity of employees at work. One technique for achieving this is the quality circle, a mechanism which is often celebrated in much of the managerial literature....

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Management enforced job change and employee perceptions of the psychological contract

Hallier, Jerry; James, Philip - In: Employee Relations 19 (1997) 3, pp. 222-247

Despite increasing research interest in the psychological contract, little is known about how employees’ contractual beliefs alter during major organizational changes. Using a sample of air traffic control workers who have been used to stable work roles over long periods, examines employees’...

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An exploration of the psychological factors affecting remote e‐worker's job effectiveness, well‐being and work‐life balance

Grant, Christine A.; Wallace, Louise M.; Spurgeon, Peter C. - In: Employee Relations 35 (2013) 5, pp. 527-546

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of remote e‐working on the key research areas of work‐life balance, job effectiveness and well‐being. The study provides a set of generalisable themes drawn from the key research areas, including building trust, management...

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Labour‐standard setting and regional trading blocs

Teague, Paul - In: Employee Relations 25 (2003) 5, pp. 428-452

This paper examines the labour‐standard‐setting institution associated with NAFTA, the North American Agreement on … Labour Cooperation (NAALC), sometimes referred to as the Labour Side Accord. The agreement is best described as a tri …‐national institutional arrangement that grafts formal international procedures onto domestic labour market regimes. This feature ensures that …

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The uncertain road to partnership

Martin, Graeme; Pate, Judy; Beaumont, Phil; Murdoch, Alan - In: Employee Relations 25 (2003) 6, pp. 594-612

This paper examines the problems involved in developing collective bargaining in the traditionally non‐union environment of the strategically important UK offshore oil industry. In doing so it provides evidence on the success of the “new”, stakeholder industrial relations environment...

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