Recent work in comparative political economy has stressed that coordination of firm-specific investments is a necessary condition for the development of solidaristic policies promoting social welfare (Martin & Thelen 2007). In the absence of ‘macrocorporatism' firms will be unable to maintain...

This comparison of labor-management relations at Deutsche Telekom (DT) and NTT Group (formerly Nippon Telephone and Telegraph) demonstrates the value of considering both institutions and strategic decision-making to understand the interaction between companies and unions. As corporations...