This paper investigates the effects of multinational corporations on labor standards. We argue that the previous literature has failed to distinguish the different motives that encourage firms to become multinational. Therefore, we build a stylized model of segmented labor markets with...

Part 1 Comparative employment relations. 1 Introduction: global challenges at work / John Kelly and Carola Frege; 2 Theoretical perspectives on comparative employment relations / Carola Frege and John Kelly -- Part 2 Employment relations challenges in comparative perspective. 3 Globalization and...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- List of abbreviations -- PART 1: Comparative employment relations -- 1. Introduction: global challenges at work -- The...