Since the publication of Freeman and Medoff's What Do Unions Do? in 1984, labor economists have accumulated a wealth of empirical evidence on the economic effects of trade unions. Unfortunately, these studies tend to be long on description but short on theoretical explanation. Economic models of...

This paper presents a simple model of industrial conflict that differs from previous economic models in that it recognizes the distinction between strikes and other forms of industrial conflict. The model is estimated against data relating to Britain's dock industry. The results provide evidence...

Consistent with government policy in other sectors of the economy, employment arrangements in Britain's ports have recently been deregulated (1989) and the remaining public sector por ts privatized (1991 onwards), but a comparison with state policies in other European countries suggests that...

This paper presents a new method for evaluating the relationship which exists between strikes and absenteeism, as alternative forms of industrial conflict. The proposed method is outlined and its use illustrated in an analysis of the British dock labour market.

Reviews the research work and conceptual development of the International Marketing and Purchasing (IMP) group into the nature of buyer‐seller relationships which has evolved during the past 20 years. The themes of interaction, relationships and networks encapsulate the major research thrusts...

The importance of effective planning and management of an organization’s array of customer and supplier relationships is self‐evident, yet relatively little research has been published which develops our academic or managerial understanding of the conceptual and practical problems inherent...

Provides new evidence on the relationship between organized and “unorganized” conflict in the British coal‐mining industry. Using time series data the evidence suggests that the relationship between alternative forms of conflict varies over time in response to changes in collective...

Prior to the abolition of the National Dock Labour Scheme (NDLS) in July 1989, registered dock workers had good jobs. This was the result, first and foremost, of militant solidarity on the part of dock workers and, of course, the NDLS, which was itself a principal outcome of organised struggle....