Showing papers in "Industrial Relations Journal in 1980"
TL;DR: According to Harvie Ramsay, any significant attempt to analyse participation must meet certain important criteria as mentioned in this paper, among these are a concern for the way in which participation operates in the real world and the offering of explanations of actual participative practice which combines both theory and observation.
Abstract: According to Harvie Ramsay, any significant attempt to analyse participation must meet certain important criteria. Among these are a concern for the way in which participation operates in the real world and the offering of explanations of actual participative practice which combines both theory and observation.
34 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the Batstone et al. framework is analyzed in relation to subsequent evidence in a case study of two shop-floor organisations by Batstone and his colleagues, which is of particular significance.
Abstract: Recent empirical work on shop steward activity has led to a considerable increase in knowledge of the dynamics of shopfloor bargaining. The intensive case study of two shopfloor organisations by Batstone and his colleagues is of particular significance. In this article, Paul Willman analyses the Batstone et alia framework in relation to subsequent evidence.
16 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, Timperley discusses two important themes in the management of industrial relations in organisations: first, that it is possible, through managerial decisions and actions, to influence industrial relations and, secondly, that a case can be made for such decision and actions to be implemented.
Abstract: Stuart Timperley discusses two important themes in the management of industrial relations in organisations: firstly, that it is possible, through managerial decisions and actions, to influence industrial relations and, secondly, that a case can be made for such decisions and actions to be implemented.
12 citations
TL;DR: The practice and problems of disclosure of information are of concern not only to those who are responsible for the conduct of industrial relations, but also to other specialists as mentioned in this paper, using case studies carried out in 1978 and 1979, discuss disclosure policy from the standpoints of both industrial relations and accountancy.
Abstract: The practice and problems of disclosure of information are of concern not only to those who are responsible for the conduct of industrial relations, but also to other specialists. Falconer Mitchell et alia, using case studies carried out in 1978 and 1979, discuss disclosure policy from the standpoints of both industrial relations and accountancy.
11 citations
TL;DR: The shop steward theme is continued in this article which is based upon research carried out in six manufacturing plants in Hull and identifies the problem of shop stewards turnover and argues that the most important cause lies in the shop stewards being deprived of resources necessary for carrying out the job.
Abstract: The shop steward theme is continued in this article which is based upon research carried out in six manufacturing plants in Hull. Graham Winch identifies the problem of shop steward turnover and argues that the most important cause lies in the shop steward being deprived of resources necessary for carrying out the job.
9 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, Creigh and Peter Makeham studied the inter-industry variations in both stoppage frequency and stoppage incidence at a highly disaggregated level and developed a simple model which relates strike activity to the conditions under which bargaining takes place and to bargaining structures.
Abstract: Stephen Creigh and Peter Makeham seek to explain inter-industry variations in both stoppage frequency and stoppage incidence at a highly disaggregated level. They develop and then test a simple model which relates strike activity to the conditions under which bargaining takes place and to bargaining structures.
8 citations
TL;DR: Kelly as discussed by the authors examines and rejects the claim that job redesign satisfies the mutual interests of workers and employers through its provision of improved job satisfaction and performance, and investigates the costs to the parties involved which have been almost invariably neglected.
Abstract: John Kelly examines and rejects the claim that job redesign satisfies the mutual interests of workers and employers through its provision of improved job satisfaction and performance. He investigates the costs to the parties involved which have been almost invariably neglected.
7 citations
TL;DR: Beaumont and Gregory as mentioned in this paper provide some substance to Flanders' long-held view that employers played a positive role in influencing the extent of collective bargaining arrangements in the UK.
Abstract: Phil Beaumont and Mary Gregory seek to provide some substance to Alan Flanders’ long-held view that employers, in certain circumstances, have played a positive role in influencing the extent of collective bargaining arrangements in the UK.
7 citations
TL;DR: Martin Upham assesses the ability of BSC to survive its present crisis in the context of the immediate consequences of the recent thirteen week strike and the key long-term decisions which have been taken by governments and the Corporation over the past ten years as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Martin Upham assesses the ability of BSC to survive its present crisis in the context of the immediate consequences of the recent thirteen week strike and the key long-term decisions which have been taken by governments and the Corporation over the past ten years.
7 citations
TL;DR: Hudson as discussed by the authors presents a detailed empirical analysis of the West German experiment with "concerted action" and, in his conclusion, assesses the possibility of employing such an approach in Great Britain.
Abstract: In this article, Michael Hudson makes a contribution to the current debate on future British wages policy. He presents a detailed empirical analysis of the West German experiment with ‘concerted action’, and, in his conclusion, assesses the possibility of employing such an approach in Great Britain.
6 citations
TL;DR: Leijnse argues that although workplace bargaining in Britain has made substantial inroads into management control on the shop floor, there has been a striking failure by the unions to protect members against unemployment and inflation as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Frans Leijnse argues that although workplace bargaining in Britain has made substantial inroads into management control on the shop floor, there has been a striking failure by the unions to protect members against unemployment and inflation. He explains this in terms of the trade unions' existing lack of the organisational means to transfer the power they have won from the shopfloor to higher levels.
TL;DR: Schuller and Henderson as mentioned in this paper discuss certain issues identified in an SSRC-sponsored project on training for worker representatives, and discuss the implications of these issues for their training needs.
Abstract: The focus of discussion about industrial democracy has shifted from worker directors to collective bargaining. This shift means that representatives will find themselves negotiating on relatively unfamiliar ground, with consequent implications for their training needs. Tom Schuller and Simon Henderson discuss certain issues identified in an SSRC-sponsored project on training for worker representatives.
TL;DR: In this article, Harcourt Concannon examines the differences between the two approaches using the ACAS experience of unfair dismissal cases taken to arbitration between 1972 and 1977 and concludes that the traditional arbitration process provides an alternative to industrial tribunals for the handling of unfair termination cases.
Abstract: The traditional arbitration process provides an alternative to industrial tribunals for the handling of unfair dismissal cases. In this article, Harcourt Concannon examines the differences between the two approaches using the ACAS experience of unfair dismissal cases taken to arbitration between 1972 and 1977.
TL;DR: The rapid growth of white-collar trade union membership in the UK in recent years has been paralleled by a similar phenomenon in Germany as discussed by the authors, and the causes and results of the growth in trade unionism in West Germany against a background of socio-political developments.
Abstract: The rapid growth of white-collar trade union membership in the UK in recent years has been paralleled by a similar phenomenon in Germany. Hermann Bayer and his colleagues explain the causes and results of the growth in trade unionism in West Germany against a background of socio-political developments.
TL;DR: Ostell et al. as mentioned in this paper evaluated the impact of communicating business information to a large industrial workforce and found that the exercise was successful in terms of informing employees but it apparently failed to motivate them to act or think differently.
Abstract: In this article Alistair Ostell and his colleagues discuss a study which evaluated the impact of communicating business information to a large industrial workforce. The results indicated that the exercise was successful in terms of informing employees but it apparently failed to motivate them to act or think differently.
TL;DR: SURGENCE as mentioned in this paper examines public policies towards redundancy from several perspectives, including personal traumas caused by redundancy, and the public dimension, given an economy dominated by deindustrialisation and unemployment, has assumed growing importance.
Abstract: Although it is unwarranted to ignore personal traumas caused by redundancy, the public dimension, given an economy dominated by de-industrialisation and unemployment, has assumed growing importance. In this article, R. John Sutherland examines public policies towards redundancy from several perspectives.
TL;DR: Hunter argues that although there has been some reference to economic questions in the debate on industrial democracy, they have not received the attention that they deserve as discussed by the authors, and the purpose of his article is to highlight the importance of the questions, in the hope that others might be encouraged to accept the presented challenge.
Abstract: Laurence Hunter argues that although there has been some reference to economic questions in the debate on industrial democracy, they have not received the attention that they deserve. Rather than to provide answers, the purpose of his article is to highlight the importance of the questions, in the hope that others might be encouraged to accept the presented challenge.
TL;DR: However, some form of unofficial bargaining does take place at plant level in France as mentioned in this paper, using evidence obtained from a chemical plant and an industrialised dairy in 1974, showing that informal bargaining and formal collective agreements at plant-level are rare in France.
Abstract: Institutionalised bargaining and formal collective agreements at plant level are a rarity in France. However, research shows that some form of unofficial bargaining does take place. Edward Slack illustrates this phenomenon using evidence obtained from a chemical plant and an industrialised dairy in 1974.
TL;DR: Mackie and Hooker as mentioned in this paper analyse the Employment Bill and the Working Paper on Secondary Industrial Action (WIPA) and conclude that the latter is the most relevant to secondary industrial action.
Abstract: Reform of the law dealing with industrial relations was one of the major election commitments of the Conservative Government. In this commentary, Karl Mackie and Ian Hooker analyse the Employment Bill and the Working Paper on Secondary Industrial Action.
TL;DR: Ebsworth examines the role of lay officers of the third largest West German trade union, the Chemical Workers' Union (CWU), in a high technology industry in this article.
Abstract: Much is heard in Britain of the success of the West German economy, with special attention being drawn to the structure and policies of its trade union movement. In this case study of workplace industrial relations, David Ebsworth examines the role of lay officers of the third largest West German trade union, the Chemical Workers' Union, in a high technology industry.
TL;DR: In this article, Nanshi Matsuura found that workers' wages are mostly determined by non-job-performance-related factors, some of which are based on discriminatory social elements.
Abstract: In spite of a significant contribution by female workers to the post-war economic expansion of Japan, the average female wage remains no more than half the average male wage. In his study, Nanshi Matsuura found that workers' wages are mostly determined by non-job-performance-related factors, some of which are based on discriminatory social elements.
TL;DR: Clark as mentioned in this paper traces the developments and assesses the 1977-78 Area Incentive Scheme (AIS) for coal mining in the UK and concludes that "some of the more important industrial relations problems facing the British coal mining industry arise from the wage payment system".
Abstract: Some of the more important industrial relations problems facing the British coal-mining industry arise from the wage payment system. The industry has had three major shifts in its wage structure since nationalisation. In this article Paul Clark traces these developments and assesses the 1977–78 Area Incentive Scheme.