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> <p>Foreword - <i>William Brown</i><br><br>Contributors<br><br>Figures, tables and boxes<br><br>Abbreviations<br><br>Preface<br><br>1 Introduction: An internationally comparative approach to employment relations - <i>Nick Wailes, Chris F. Wright, Greg J. Bamber and Russell D. Lansbury</i><br><br>2 Employment relations in the United Kingdom - <i>Jeremy Waddington</i><br><br>3 Employment relations in the United States - <i>Harry C. Katz and Alexander J.S. Colvin</i><br><br>4 Employment relations in Canada - <i>Daphne G. Taras and Scott Walsworth</i><br><br>5 Employment relations in Australia - <i>Chris F. Wright and Russell D. Lansbury</i><br><br>6 Employment relations in Italy - <i>Lucio Baccaro and Valeria Pulignano</i><br><br>7 Employment relations in France - <i>Patrice Laroche</i><br><br>8 Employment relations in Germany - <i>Berndt K. Keller and Anja Kirsch</i><br><br>9 Employment relations in Denmark - <i>Jorgen Steen Madsen, Jesper Due and Soren Kaj Andersen</i><br><br>10 Employment relations in Japan - <i>Hiromasa Suzuki, Katsuyuki Kubo and Kazuya Ogura</i><br><br>11 Employment relations in South Korea - <i>Byoung-Hoon Lee</i><br><br>12 Employment relations in China - <i>Fang Lee Cooke</i><br><br>13 Employment relations in India - <i>Anil Verma and Shyam Sundar</i><br><br>14 Conclusions: Beyond varieties of capitalism, towards convergence and internationalisation? - <i>Chris F. Wright, Nick Wailes, Russell D. Lansbury and Greg J. Bamber</i><br><br>Notes<br><br>References<br><br>Index</p>