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Trade unions and the informal economy in Zambia: Building strength or loosing ground?
Heidenreich, Georg; Heidenreich, Georg - 2007
The increasing casualisation of labour forces trade unions globally to deal with a growing number of unprotected and unrepresented workers in what is dubbed by the unions, even if critically, as the informal economy. This paper assesses the impact and further potential of a direct and indirect...
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Partnership in UK financial services: achieving efficiency, equity and voice?
Johnstone, Stewart - 2007
The existing British partnership literature is notoriously polarised. Two main streams ofresearch have emerged. Early empirical work focused upon trade union representative capacityoutcomes, in other words does partnership represent a threat or opportunity to the beleagueredtrade union movement....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009461254
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Employment relations: integrating industrial relations and human resource management
Abbott, Keith - 2007
Incorporating Human Resource Management policies within the regulatory and institutional framework that governs contemporary industrial relations has always been problematic. This paper details the nature and causes of this problem, noting the different conceptual and practical understandings...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483718
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On the internationalisation of firms from emerging markets : an exploratory study
Bianchi, Constanza - 2009
reports, this paper provides insights into the successful internationalisation process of firms from Chile. In particular, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437785
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Antecedents of importer relationship performance in Latin America
Bianchi, Constanza; Saleh, Abu - 2011
Emerging market importers are increasingly engaging in relationships with foreign suppliers. Nevertheless, characteristics of the institutional and cultural environments of countries may affect relationship behaviour. Furthermore research on relationship marketing primarily focuses on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483556
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Politische Parteien in Lateinamerika Strukturen und Innenleben im Kontext der marktwirtschaftlichen Reformen
Jouannet Valderrama, Andres - 2004
Lateinamerika liegen Studien verschiedenen Umfangs und unterschiedlicher Reichweite vor, die Zahl der Untersuchungen, die sich mit … angedeutet liegt ein Defizit an Untersuchungen zu politischen Parteien in Lateinamerika vor, das zudem dadurch verstärkt wird … tätigen politischen Akteure von großer Bedeutung für die Weiterentewicklung der Demokratie in Lateinamerika sind. Eine …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476233
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Ausländische Direktinvestitionen als Wachstumsmotor? - Eine Empirische Analyse am Beispiel Lateinamerikas
Hinrichs, Cord - 2005
Mexiko) bestätigt werden. Für Chile und Venezuela scheint die kausale Beziehung in beide Richtungen zu laufen. …). Finally, for Chile and Venezuela, there seems to be a two way causal link between economic growth and FDI. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476170
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Ciencia Política en América Latina
Nohlen, Dieter - 2006
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481963
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481964