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Murray, Gregor - In: Employee Relations 16 (1994) 2, pp. 24-40

What is the impact of union structure on the strategic capacity of ational union movements to respond to economic re‐structuring? Focuses on the experience of five countries (Canada, France, Japan, the UK and the US) and their common problems as regards, first, the movement of employment into...

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Total quality management: practice and outcomes in the largest US firms

Albers Mohrman, Susan; Tenkasi, Ramkrishnan V.; Lawler, … - In: Employee Relations 17 (1995) 3, pp. 26-41

The application of TQM practices has rapidly increased in US organizations over the past six years, particularly in organizations facing severe competitive pressures. A survey of the 1,000 largest companies shows that these practices fall into two main categories: core practices and...

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US labour law reform: a note on the Dunlop debate

James, Philip - In: Employee Relations 17 (1995) 6, pp. 43-51

Examines the deliberations, conclusions and recommendations of the US Commission on the Future of Worker‐Management Relations on the issues of employee involvement and collective bargaining. Draws on the two reports published by the Commission and testimony given by employer and union...

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“Job 1” at Ford: Employee Co‐operation

Werther, William B. - In: Employee Relations 7 (1985) 1, pp. 10-16

The Ford Motor Company is undergoing an evolutionary change in its corporate culture and operating procedures, hoping to transform itself into a twenty‐first century organisation capable of competing around the globe with other world‐class producers. Beset with simultaneous strategic,...

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The Legalities of Employee Discharge: A Growing Need for Management Development

Bohlander, George W. - In: Employee Relations 8 (1986) 4, pp. 5-10

During the past few years a movement has begun in the USA towards passing laws that would require the discharge of …

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4. Researching the New Industrial Relations

Wood, Stephen - In: Employee Relations 8 (1986) 5, pp. 23-30

USA are a decline in union membership, the declining role of bargaining and a corresponding decrease in its scope; the …

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Statutory Recognition Provisions: Some Lessons for Britain from Abroad?

Beaumont, P.B.; Townley, B. - In: Employee Relations 9 (1987) 6, pp. 9-12

Statutory union recognition provisions operated in Britain for most of the last decade. More recently, there has been a renewed interest in them in the UK, leading to this review of experience in other countries to see if anything could be learnt from elsewhere. The position of the US and Canada...

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Variation in career and workplace attitudes by generation, gender, and culture differences in career perceptions in the United States and China

Yi, Xiang; Ribbens, Barbara; Fu, Linna; Cheng, Weibo - In: Employee Relations 37 (2015) 1, pp. 66-82

questionnaires were administered to employees and managers in China, whereas in the USA, faculty, staff and students at a Midwestern … and generations in the USA and China. Most benefit will occur for US based multinational companies that have Chinese …

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Collective Bargaining under Pressure: A Canada‐US Comparison

Adams, Roy J. - In: Employee Relations 12 (1990) 2, pp. 33-39

Similarities and differences between Canadian and US labour relations systems are explored. In the US, employers have, with government indulgence, retreated from their commitment to collective bargaining, whereas Canadian employers, under government pressure, have generally continued to respect...

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Union avoidance and foreign direct investment in the USA

Cooke, William N. - In: Employee Relations 23 (2001) 6, pp. 558-580

The USA is not only the largest foreign direct investor country in the world, it is also host to the largest inflow of … USA. Also lacking in the literature is any analysis of the extent to which foreign‐owned affiliates have engaged in union … avoidance in the USA as part of their investment and human resource management/labor relations strategies. This study first …

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