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Comparative Industrial & Employment Relations - Softcover

 
9780803979673: Comparative Industrial & Employment Relations

Synopsis

This comprehensive introduction to industrial relations and employment relationships transcends specific national contexts. Readers will gain a broad knowledge base concerning the relations between governments, markets, and organizations upon reading Comparative Industrial Relations. Three key elements--time organization, wages, and skills--are discussed in an industry-specific manner, enabling the reader to see the changes over time. Also included is an engaging exploration about interest groups, organized interests, and bargaining processes within the workplace. A thorough introduction, containing concrete examples. Recommended for students of industrial relations and human resources management.

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About the Author

Joris Van Ruysseveldt is Assistant Professor at the Open University of the Netherlands. His publications include International Human Resource Management (edited with Anne-Wil Harzing, SAGE 1995) and Industrial Relations in Europe: Traditions and Transitions (edited with Jelle Visser, SAGE, 1995 - in production).

Rien Huiskamp is head of Huiskamp Research and Consultancy and a part-time tutor at the Open University of the Netherlands. He was formerly a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics and the IRRU, Warwick University.

Jacques van Hoof is Professor of Industrial Sociology at the Open University of the Netherlands and Professor of Empirical Sociology at the University of Leiden.

CONTRIBUTORS

Ben Dankbaar MERIT Maastricht

Willem de Lange IVA Netherlands

David Marsden London School of Economics

Albert Mok University of Antwerp and Agricultural University Wageningen

Arndt Sorge, Open University Heerlen

Kea Tijdens University of Amsterdam

Jelle Visser University of Amsterdam

Frans van Waarden University of Utrecht

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