International and comparative employment relations : globalisation and change

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Title:

International and comparative employment relations : globalisation and change

Author:

Bamber, Greg, 1949-

ISBN:

9781849207225

9781849207232

Edition:

5th ed.

Publication Information:

London : SAGE, 2011.

Physical Description:

xxix, 418 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

General Note:

[Previous ed.: 2004].

Contents:

International and Comparative Employment Relations.--Employment Relations in Britain.--Employment Relations in the United States.--Employment Relations in Canada.--Employment Relations in Australia.--Employment Relations in Italy.--Employment Relations in France.--Employment Relations in Germany.--Employment Relations in Denmark.--Employment Relations in Japan.--Employment Relations in Korea.--Employment Relations in China.--Employment Relations in India.

Abstract:

Earlier editions of this text have become the standard reference for a worldwide readership of practitioners in governments, companies and unions, and students. This revised edition analyzes employment relations in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Sweden, Japan and Korea.

Subject Term:

Industrial relations.

Added Author:

Bamber, Greg, 1949-

Lansbury, Russell D.

Wailes, Nick, 1970-

Copies:

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Summary

′This Fifth Edition is an indispensable tool for all those interested in keeping abreast with the developments in the world of work on a global scale′ - Peter Auer, International Labour Organisation

′By far the best and most widely used contemporary comparative industrial relations book′ - Sarosh Kuruvilla, Cornell University, USA

Earlier editions of this book have become the standard reference for a worldwide readership of students, scholars and practitioners in international agencies, governments, companies and unions. This fifth edition examines globalisation and comparative theories, including notions of convergence and of varieties of capitalism.

Chapters on employment relations in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Japan and South Korea are updated, and new chapters on China, India and Denmark are included. Experts examine the context of employment relations in each country: economic, historical, legal, social and political. They outline the roles of the major players: employers, unions and governments. They outline the processes of employment relations: local and centralised collective bargaining, arbitration and mediation, joint consultation and employee participation. Topical issues are discussed: non-unionised workplaces, novel forms of human resource management, labour law reform, employee involvement, multinational enterprises, networked organisations, differences between Asian and western companies, small and medium-sized enterprises, migrant workers, technological change, labour market flexibility and pay determination.