Employment relations in non-union firms / Tony Dundon and Derek Rollinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dundon, Tony, 1962-

Contributor:

Rollinson, Derek.

Series:

Routledge research in employment relations ; 12.

Routledge research in employment relations ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial relations.

Industrial relations--Case studies.

Labor unions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The precise relationship between an employee and employer is often ambiguous within complex organizational boundaries. This book re-evaluates the way employment relations are conceptualized and examines employment conditions in non-union organizations.The authors present a detailed analysis of the conditions and patterns of employment relations in both small and large non-union firms. They assess the impact of regulation, managerial ideology and market influences on employer strategies to avoid unionization. Using social and psychological exchange, the book concludes with an assessme

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgements; The non-union phenomenon; The employment relationship re-visited; Factors affecting the employment relationship; Research methods and methodologies; Water Co.: A case of exploitative autocracy; Chem Co.: A case of benevolent autocracy; Merchant Co.: A case of manipulative regulation; Delivery Co.: A case of sophisticated human relations?; Towards an explanation of non-union employment relations; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-180) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-38252-9

0-429-23469-4

1-280-03675-3

0-203-69455-4

9780429234699

OCLC:

437060373