scholarly journals Call for papers for a special issue of the EJIR: China’s influence on industrial relations in Europe and beyond

2022 ◽  
pp. 095968012110633
Author(s):  
Fuk Ying Tse ◽  
Elaine Hui ◽  
Guglielmo Meardi
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Special Issue

Line managers in industrial relations: Where are we now and where to next?

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Townsend ◽  
Sue Hutchinson
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Employment Relationship ◽  
Employment Policy ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Line Managers ◽  
Management Literature

Interactions between line managers and subordinate employees are fundamental to the employment relationship and, therefore, to industrial relations as a field of both study and practice. Human resource management literature has focused on the responsibilities line managers have as implementers of employment policy and practice, for example in dealing with grievance and disciplinary matters, communication and involvement, the application of discrimination policies, and the management of pay. Thus, it is surprising that this body of managers has been neglected in recent industrial relations research. This article fits the theme of the special issue by providing an overview of ‘where we are’ and sets out a research agenda of ‘Where to next?’, for the study of line managers in industrial relations research.

scholarly journals Rethinking Industrial Relations: Appraisal, application and augmentation

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 561-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregor Gall ◽  
Jane Holgate
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Substantial Contribution ◽  
Employment Relations ◽  
Critical Reading ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Way

This extended introduction to the special issue on John Kelly’s Rethinking Industrial Relations comprises three sections. First, reflections on the changes in employment relations and the way employment relations have been studied since Rethinking Industrial Relations was published in 1998. Second, a critical reading of the initial reviews and reception to Rethinking Industrial Relations. And, third, a commentary on the articles in this special issue in terms of the significance of their contributions and their inter-linkages. The introduction ends by suggesting a revised and updated edition of Rethinking Industrial Relations would make a further very welcome and substantial contribution to the understanding of contemporary employment relations.

scholarly journals Crisis and change in industrial relations in Central and Eastern Europe

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Soulsby ◽  
Graham Hollinshead ◽  
Thomas Steger
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The West ◽  
National Differences ◽  
Cross National

This article introduces the Special Issue on industrial relations in Central and Eastern Europe since the financial and economic crisis. Already dependent economically on funding from the west and lacking the robust industrial relations institutions traditional in much of Western Europe, countries in the region were particularly vulnerable. However, there are important cross-national differences, and the strategies of key actors have significantly affected the outcomes.

scholarly journals Beyond coverage: the politics of occupational pensions and the role of trade unions. Introduction to special issue

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Skevik Grødem ◽  
Anniken Hagelund ◽  
Jon M Hippe ◽  
Christine Trampusch
Keyword(s):  
Trade Unions ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Social Policies ◽  
Occupational Pension ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Occupational Pensions ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Introductory Article ◽  
The Many ◽  
Coverage Rates

As public pensions are being retrenched across Europe there is an ongoing shift towards occupational pensions. But the trend is not uniform, and this special issue demonstrates the huge variations in occupational pension systems. This introductory article introduces the politics of this shift. We first outline how occupational pensions deviate from textbook social policy. Industrial relations and the challenges trade unions face feature more strongly than in public social policies. Also, the schemes themselves may take the shape of individual savings schemes, as opposed to the more redistributive arrangements of public social policies. We suggest that theoretical approaches such as the literature on embedded markets (inspired by Polyani), and on the shifting nature of industrial relations as well as on ‘issue networks’ (inspired by Heclo) will be helpful. The article provides an overview of the state of knowledge, building on recent European comparative studies. We argue that it is time to move beyond comparisons of coverage rates and turn attention towards the many dimensions along which occupational pensions vary between countries and within countries.

Teamwork within the Nordic model

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 240-243
Author(s):  
Monica Rolfsen
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Performing ◽  
High Level ◽  
Functional Teams

PurposeThe purpose of this editorial is to introduce the special issue from the IWOT conferences in 2012, focusing on teamwork within the Nordic model.Design/methodology/approachThe paper identifies the content of the Nordic model and discusses how it is relevant for high performing autonomous teams, especially connected to teams with a high level of autonomy.FindingsShared leadership is positive for team performance when team autonomy is high. The paper identifies eight important variables for creating high performing cross‐functional teams, the role of trust between workers and supervisors in order to unlock standards, and emphasizes the role of industrial relations as an important support system for team work.Originality/valueThis editorial provides an overview of the Nordic perspective of autonomous teams contained in the special issue which comprises four original articles that are examples of latest developments in this research area. Each of these articles contains a brief introduction on how they contribute to filling in gaps in the literature.

Industrial Relations in Germany

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Collective Bargaining ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Special Edition ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Academic Journal ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
The Core

This special edition of ‘WSI-Mitteilungen’, the academic journal of the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), focuses on the state of labour relations in Germany. The system of German industrial relations aroused lively interest following the corporatist crisis management of 2009/2010, which was credited with ‘Germany’s jobs miracle’. In 2019, it is apparent that although works councils and multi-employer collective bargaining—the core institutional pillars which shape the dual system of German industrial relations—are still alive, labour relations as a whole are undergoing substantial changes. It is the aim of this special issue to contribute to improving our understanding of these changes, and also to open up new perspectives on both the theory and practice of industrial relations. With contributions by Nadine Absenger, Martin Behrens, Wolfram Brehmer, Heiner Dribbusch, Helge Emmler, Anke Hassel, Wolfgang Schroeder, Thorsten Schulten and Daniel Seikel.

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