International and Comparative Employment Relations

<p>'The most comprehensive and authoritative comparative analysis of employment relations . . .' <i>Thomas Kochan Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States</i><br><br>'. . . breaks new ground as an integrated account of the forces shaping employment relations.' <i>William Brown University of Cambridge. United Kingdom</i><br><br>Established as the standard reference for a worldwide readership of students scholars and practitioners in international agencies governments companies and unions this text offers a systematic overview of international employment relations.<br><br>Chapters cover the United Kingdom United States Canada Australia Italy France Germany Denmark Japan South Korea China and India. Experts examine the context of employment relations in each country: economic historical legal social and political. They consider the roles of the major players: employers unions and governments. They outline the processes of employment relations: collective bargaining and arbitration consultation and employee involvement. Topical issues are discussed: non-unionised workplaces novel forms of human resource management labour law reform 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.<br><br>This sixth edition is fully revised with an emphasis on globalisation and comparative theories including concepts of convergence. It offers a new framework for varieties of capitalism in the Introduction and concludes with an insightful account of the forces shaping employment relations in the world economy.</p><p>Royalties are contribtuing to Cancer Research. </p>