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Examining white‐collar downsizing as a cause of change in the psychological contract: Some UK evidence
Philip B. Beaumont, Richard I.D. HarrisThe “old” psychological contract, with its emphasis on employment security, has been held to have been violated because of extensive downsizing among white‐collar employees from…
Downsizing: employee threat or opportunity?: An empirical study on external and internal reorientation practices in Belgian companies
Koen Dewettinck, Dirk BuyensThis paper reports on a study of the employment implications of different downsizing approaches using 19 case studies of Belgian organizations recently confronted with downsizing…
Mandatory retirement: a constraint in transitions to retirement?
Rafael Gomez, Morley Gunderson, Andrew LuchakIssues associated with retirement in general, and phased transitions into retirement in particular, are taking on increased importance for a variety of reasons. Outlines those…
Globalisation and labour market deregulation in Australia and New Zealand: Different approaches, similar outcomes
Raymond Harbridge, Pat WalshThe labour markets of Australia and New Zealand have been regulated in similar ways, through industrial conciliation and arbitration, since the early 1900s. Globalization and…
Multinational corporations, employers’ associations and trade union exclusion strategies in the German fast‐food industry
Tony RoyleThis paper focuses on the employment practices of both multinational corporations (MNCs) and large national competitors in the German fast‐food industry, such as Burger King…
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- Prof Dennis Nickson