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SAGE PUBLISHING The Sage Handbook Of Industrial Relations 2008 Edition by Blyton
This handbook is an indispensable teaching, research and reference guide for anyone interested in issues of labour and employment. The editors have assembled a top-flight group of authors and the end-product is an encompassing state-of-the-art review of the industrial relations field' - Professor Bruce E Kaufman, AYSPS, Georgia State University'This Handbook will quickly become the standard reference in industrial relations research. It provides the most comprehensive and challenging presentation of the key theoretical debates and topics of research that will shape our field well into the 21st century. All who wish to contribute to this field will need to read this volume and then build on what these authors have to say' - Professor Thomas A. Kochan, MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research'This authoritative panorama of the field demonstrates the contemporary vitality, breadth and critical depth of industrial relations scholarship and research. Thirty-four stimulating essays, by an international blend of leading academics, expertly review the analytical and empirical state of play across all aspects of industrial relations enquiry. In doing so, a rich agenda for further scholarly endeavour emerges' - Paul Marginson, University of WarwickOver the last two decades, a number of factors have converged to produce a major rethink about the field of Industrial Relations. Globalization, the decline of trade unions, the spread of high performance work systems and the emergence of a more feminized, flexible work-force have opened new avenues of inquiry. The SAGE Handbook of Industrial Relations charts these changes and analyzes them. It provides a systematic, comprehensive survey of the field.The book is organized into four interrelated sections:" Theorizing Industrial Relations" The changing institutions that shape employment practice" The processes used by governments, employers and unions" Income inequality, employee wellbeing, business performance and national comparative advantagesThe result is a work of unprecedented scope and unparalleled ambition. It offers a compete guide to the central debates, new developments and emerging themes in the field. It will quickly be recognized as the indispensable reference for Teachers, Students and Researchers. It is relevant to economists, lawyers, sociologists, business and management researchers and Industrial Relations specialists. Introduction: The Field of Industrial Relations - Edmund Heery, Nick Bacon, Paul Blyton and Jack FioritoPart One PERSPECTIVES AND APPROACHESThe History of Industrial Relations as a Field of Study - Carola FregeIndustrial Relations and the Social Sciences - Peter Ackers and Adrian WilkinsonSystem And Change In Industrial Relations Analysis - Edmund HeeryValues, Ideologies, and Frames of Reference in Industrial Relations - John W Budd and Devasheesh BhaveThe Influence of Product Markets on Industrial Relations - William BrownVarieties of Capitalism and Industrial Relations - Kerstin Hamann and John KellyNew Forms of Work and the High Performance Paradigm - Stephen ProcterChanging Traditions in Industrial Relations Research - George Strauss and Keith WhitfieldPart Two THE ACTORS IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONSTrade Union Morphology - Jack Fiorito and Paul JarleyTrade Union Strategy - Peter BoxallEmployer Organizations - Franz TraxlerManagement Strategy and Industrial Relations - Nicolas BaconThe State in Industrial Relations - Richard HymanThe Legal Framework of Employment Relations - Simon Deakin and Wanjiru NjoyaThe State as Employer - Marick F. Masters, Mr Ray Gibney, Ms Iryna Shevchuk and Tom ZagenczykInternational Actors and International Regulation - Rebecca Gumbrell-McCormickWorks Councils - Jean Jenkins and Paul BlytonThe Evolution of Stakeholder Regimes: Beyond Neo-Corporatism - Charles HeckscherPart Three INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS PROCESSESUnion Formation - John GodardThe Changing Structure of Collective Bargaining - Robert J. FlanaganThe High Performance Work Systems Literature in Industrial Relations - Ann FrostEmployee Involvement and Direct Participation - Russell D. Lansbury and Nick WailesResolving Conflict - David LewinPart Four INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OUTCOMESContingent Work Arrangements - Daniel G. GallagherThe Theory and Practice of Pay Setting - Alex Bryson and John ForthWorking Time and Work-Life Balance - Paul BlytonWorker Well-Being - David GuestIndustrial Relations Climate - Ali DastmalchianEquality at Work - Barbara PocockConflict at Work - Gregor Gall and Robert HebdonSkill Formation - Irena GrugulisIndustrial Relations and Business Performance - John T. DelaneyLabor Market Institutions around the World - Richard B. Freeman