required within the partnership arrangement. The study has investigated the extent to which the input criteria defined by the …‐employer, employee‐employer, and contractor‐employer partnerships varied, as a function of the level of partnership defined by Thompson … and Sanders. The examination of the partnership arrangements within the three case studies demonstrated that the inputs …

and a partnership approach to industrial relations in the drilling sector of the North Sea offshore oil industry, a sector … which has had no previous history of unionisation. In doing the research provides evidence partnership policy, the …

Based on data generated from a case study investigation of a well‐known partnership company the implications of … partnership for employees are examined. The partnership approach received the endorsement of employees and it does appear to have … brought them tangible benefits. Nevertheless, an assessment of employee perceptions of four key ingredients of partnership …

aim of the study was to assess how the agreement of a partnership arrangement in 1995 had affected the conduct of … employment relations. The study found that partnership was born out of a poor industrial relations climate, and driven primarily … workforce, and increase employee contribution. Partnership was not intended to encourage joint governance or power sharing. In …

, operationalisation, feasibility and effectiveness of workplace partnership arrangements in a non‐unionised setting. Design …/methodology/approach – The paper discusses the most common definitions of partnership to discern whether scope exists for non‐unionised forms. It … employees’ experience of those arrangements. Findings – The paper notes that most partnership definitions can accommodate non …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the roles and influence of shop stewards under workplace partnership … partnership relationships. Design/methodology/approach – A framework is utilised which analyses the scope, breadth and depth of … union influence in terms of the structure of partnership processes and the capacity of agency to affect relations among shop …

employment relationship as part of a public private partnership. Design/methodology/approach – Eight semi‐structured interviews …