A major question for the comparative analysis of industrial relations and labour market institutions has been the extent to which labour laws in different countries have converged or diverged over time. A second question is whether any convergence between labour law systems is associated with...

This paper examines the development and validation of an updated version of the Organizational Culture Profile (OCP) (O'Reilly, Chatman & Caldwell 1991). The current study aimed to overcome the limitations associated with the Q-sort methodology used in earlier versions by developing an...

In June 1992 Sir Bryan Carsberg, Director General of the UK Office of Telecommunications, published proposals for the further regulation of BT's prices, and outlined policies for the licensing of new PTOs. The position of the rural areas was overlooked, however. Analysis points to the existence...