Table of contents
Positive Policies on Employee Involvement
Theon WilkinsonBy building upon the points at the end of Norman Tebbit's recent article, this article describes the joint IPM/IPA publications on employee involvement.
Recession, Innovation and Industrial Relations:: The US car industry in crisis
Steve JefferysThe 1979–82 recession in the US car industry has been accompanied by both technological change and the rebirth of the human relations approach to industrial relations. This…
Joint Working Parties:: A Case Study of the ACAS Approach to Improving Industrial Relations
Jeremy Measures, Simon NortonThrough the use of a case study, this article illustrates the potential value of involving ACAS in attempts to improve industrial relations. A joint approach is far more likely to…
Understanding in Industry:: Who Gets it Right?
P.T. AllenIn recent years, social psychology has made an increasing contribution to studies in industrial contexts. The main focus of research discussed here is on how the different groups…
Employee Relations in IBM
L.H. PeachThe author describes IBM's system of employee relations, and assesses its role in contributing towards the company's aspirations in terms of productivity and quality.
Industrial Relations Training for Managers
J.H. MulhollandThe quality of management is the greatest single determinant of industrial performance. Its impact is felt as much in the social as in the economic sphere, in terms of the quality…
Information Disclosure:: Views from the Shop Floor
David Owen, Geoffrey BroadA recent study illustrates that shop stewards are unambitious in their demand for and use of financial information in the negotiating arena. The TUC, however, is anxious to extend…
ISSN:
0142-5455Online date, start – end:
1979Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Prof Dennis Nickson