Industrial relations : origins and patterns of national diversity / Michael Poole.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poole, Michael, 1943- author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Economics. Labour economics and industrial relations ; IV volume.

Routledge library editions. Economics. Labour economics and industrial relations ; IV

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxon [England] : Routledge, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This comparative study of industrial relations provides an analysis of a wide range of phenomena, with a view to uncovering the origins of national diversity. It takes into account the notion of strategic choice, set within a series of constraints of environment, organizational and institutional conditions and power relationships. <BR><BR>The book:<BR>* Covers a wide range of examples from the UK, USA, France, Germany Italy, Sweden, Eastern Europe, Latin America, India and Japan<BR>* Includes a comprehensive analysis of management and employers' associations, labour and trades unions<BR>* Exam

Contents:

part 1. The comparative approach

part 2. The 'actors' in the industrial relations system

part 3. Key themes in comparative industrial relations

part 4. Conclusions.

Notes:

First published in 1986.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 14, 2013).

ISBN:

1-136-51904-1

0-415-48889-3

1-315-01688-5

1-136-51897-5

9781315016887

OCLC:

862048824