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Varieties of industrial relations in the shipping industry : a comparison of two Anglo-Saxon liberal market economies and two European coordinated market economies

Klikauer, Thomas; Donn, Clifford B. - Le Moyne College; University of Western Sydney; College …; … - 2004

The paper examines industrial relations in the shipping industries of two Liberal Market Economies (LMEs), Australia and the United States and in two Coordinated Market Economies (CMEs), Germany and Denmark. Hall and Soskice?s (2001) theory of Liberal versus Coordinated market economies has been...

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Forcing German managers to focus on productivity

Klikauer, Thomas - University of Western Sydney; College of Business; … - 2005

Purpose ? Aims to test Walton and McKersie?s theory on labour negotiations, specifically in the case of German car manufacturers. Design/methodology/approach ? The research is based on interviews with industrial actors in Germany?s car industry ? an empirical case study. Findings ? The article...

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Employer associations in the contemporary employment relations landscape : where to now?

Mortimer, D. E.; Still, Leonie V.; Bond, Sue - University of Western Australia; University of Western …; … - 2002

The increasing acceptance of enterprise bargaining by both employers and trade unions in Australia calls into question not only the ongoing role of industrial tribunals, but also that of employer associations and their traditional role in the collective representation of individual employers in...

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Crying wolf? : employers, awards and pay equity in the New South Wales children's services industry

Smith, Meg; Lyons, Michael F. - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2006

Academic and other research has consistently shown that the work of child care workers has historically been undervalued due to its feminised nature, its charitable origins and a low rate of unionisation. However employer submissions to wage fixing tribunals have both challenged a higher...

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Multinational mining companies and indigenous workers in Papua New Guinea : tensions and challenges in employment relations

Imbun, Benedict Y. - University of Western Sydney; College of Business; … - 2006

This article critically examines the tensions and challenges multinational mining companies (MNMCs,) face in the formation and control of the workforce in a developing country setting. Data gathered through extensive fieldwork, interviews and observation of Papua New Guinean mineworkers shows...

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Employer association strategy in a decentralised employment relations system : the case of the retail industry

Mortimer, D. E.; Bain, Lynda M.; Bond, Sue - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2004

In an environment of decentralised employment relations, employers associations must reassess their role if they are to remain relevant. The Australian Retailers? Association faces a particular challenge. On the one hand, it has traditionally focused on the interests of the largest retailers, at...

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Management employment relations strategy : the case of retailing

Mortimer, D. E. - University of Western Sydney; College of Business; … - 2001

This article examines contemporary management strategy in the area of effective utilisation of human resources in the retail industry. The focus of the industrial relations system has shifted from the national level to the enterprise level, and like many other industries, retail employers are...

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Union membership : Australia

Spooner, Keri; Innes, Colin; Mortimer, D. E. - University of Technology, Sydney; University of …; … - 2001

Australian trade unions prospered for much of the last century but have suffered membership decline since the late 1970s. The growth of unions in the earlier part of the twentieth century has frequently been attributed to the establishment of a centralised conciliation and arbitration system....

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Public-Private Employment Choice, Wage Differentials and Gender in Turkey

Tansel, Aysit - 1999

There is no evidence on the extent of public versus private wage differentials in Turkey. The main objective of this …, state owned enterprises and the formal private wage sector in Turkey. Selectivity corrected wage equations are estimated for …

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EU ENLARGEMENT TO TURKEY: POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AND HOW THEY ARE SHAPED BY CHANGES IN MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS

Fellmann, Thomas; van Leeuwen, Myrna; Salamon, Petra - 2011

The potential accession of Turkey to the EU, and the related adoption of the CAP by Turkey,is expected to influence … agricultural markets in both the EU and Turkey. The extent of theaccession impacts depends on the one hand on the way the CAP will …-membership simulation show that the impacts on agriculturalmarkets in Turkey are significant, while effects on EU markets are rather limited …

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