remain key obstacles for effective regulation. …

challenges in comparative perspective. 3 Globalization and employment relations / Sarosh Kuruvilla; 4 Job quality, work intensity … Gumbrell-McCormick; 12 Regional regulation: the EU / Paul Marginson; 13 International regulation: standards and voluntary … practices / Michael Fichter -- Part 4 Employment regulation in national contexts. 14 The United States / Gerald Friedman and …

"Employment Relations is widely taught in business schools around the world. However, an increasing emphasis is being … employment regulation. This second edition benefits from: Careful updates to theory and real-life developments A new chapter on … and corporate governance A more logical ordering of chapters, with globalization issues appearing earlier This textbook is …

-- Introduction -- Perspectives on globalization -- Debates regarding the consequences of globalization -- Towards a global regulation … -- References -- PART 2: Employment relations challenges in comparative perspective -- 3. Globalization and employment relations … of labour standards? -- Globalization and employment relations research -- Theory -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References …