The authors investigate whether the New York Times' coverage of strikes and non-strike wage settlements in large bargaining units changed during the 1980s, a time when a "transformation" of industrial relations is said to have taken place. Although the total number of New York Times articles on...

The authors use two models from biological science-the evolutionary model of gradual adaptation, and the contrasting punctuated equilibrium theory that posits occasional periods of rapid, fundamental change punctuating longer periods of stability-to define industrial relations system...

Most recent studies investigating pattern bargaining have sought to establish its presence or absence by statistically comparing summary measures of wage levels or growth rates across and within industries. The author of this study argues that a better measure of the existence of pattern...

If innovative work practices improve performance, why does the intensity of their adoption vary substantially across establishments? Following a lead suggested by some sociological studies, the authors empirically investigate the role of social networks (ties to other organizations) in the...

This study of wage bargaining in the aerospace industry focuses particularly on lump sum bonuses, one-time cash disbursements that generally accompany lower increases in the base wage than were formerly standard. Although such bonuses, which appeared in aerospace companies before they appeared...

This study examines the labor cost incentive for capital movement in manufacturing within the European Union, a key aspect of the "social dumping" debate in Western Europe. The authors find that the percentage differences in unit labor costs between the more developed and less developed...

Examines the impact of income policy on industrial relations in France. Major role of the country's centralized government in the economy; Outline of French incomes policy; Considerations behind the incomes policy; Increase of investment of corporate income; Discussion of the balance of payments....

Focuses on the changes in the composition of U.S. exports and imports during the period 1965-1970. Effect of the changes on U.S. labor; Provisions of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962; Comparison of the export and import labor forces in the manufacturing sector. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Comments on an article about wage-price controls in the United States from 1971 to 1974. Problems with economic distortions; Impact on collective bargaining; Effects of bureaucracy; Concept of large units of the economy; Disadvantage of withdrawing from wage-price controls program. (Abstract...