Labor relations in a globalizing world / Harry C. Katz, Thomas A. Kochan, and Alexander J. S. Colvin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katz, Harry Charles, 1951- author.

Kochan, Thomas A., author.

Colvin, Alexander James, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial relations--Developing countries.

Industrial relations.

Comparative industrial relations.

Labor and globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, [New York] ; London, [England] : ILR Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Compelled by the extent to which globalization has changed the nature of labor relations, Harry C. Katz, Thomas A. Kochan, and Alexander J. S. Colvin give us the first textbook to focus on the workplace outcomes of the production of goods and services in emerging countries. In Labor Relations in a Globalizing World, they draw lessons from the United States and other advanced industrial countries to provide a menu of options for management, labor, and government leaders in emerging countries. They include discussions based in countries such as China, Brazil, India, and South Africa which, given the advanced levels of economic development they have already achieved, are often described as "transitional," because the labor relations practices and procedures used in those countries are still in a state of flux. Katz, Kochan, and Colvin analyze how labor relations functions in emerging countries in a manner that is useful to practitioners, policymakers, and academics. They take account of the fact that labor relations are much more politicized in emerging countries than in advanced industrialized countries. They also address the traditional role played by state-dominated unions in emerging countries and the recent increased importance of independent unions that have emerged as alternatives. These independent unions tend to promote firm- or workplace-level collective bargaining in contrast to the more traditional top-down systems. Katz, Kochan, and Colvin explain how multinational corporations, nongovernmental organizations, and other groups that act across national borders increasingly influence work and employment outcomes.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

About the Authors

Preface

Part 1. The Strategic Level Of Labor Relations

1. A Framework for Analyzing Labor Relations

2. Labor, Management, And Government Interactions

3. The Law And Legal Systems

4. The Role Of The Economic, Technological, and Demographic Environments

Part 2. The Middle (Functional) Level of Labor Relations

5. Employment Systems-Informal, Bureaucratic, and Human Resource Management

6. Employment Systems-Informal, Bureaucratic, and Human Resource Management

7. Dispute Resolution Procedures

Part 3. The Workplace Level of Labor Relations

8. Workplace Labor Relations

9. Employment Outcomes

Part 4. Special Topics

10. Labor Relations In The Public Sector

11. Global Pressures: Multinational Corporations, International Unionism, And NGOs

12. Economic Development Strategies And Policies

Glossary

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780801455513

0801455510

9780801479892

0801479894

9780801455520

0801455529

OCLC:

905638547