Author : Thomas A. Kochan
Release : 2018-08-06
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 696/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Transformation of American Industrial Relations by : Thomas A. Kochan
Download or read book The Transformation of American Industrial Relations written by Thomas A. Kochan. This book was released on 2018-08-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1986, The Transformation of American Industrial Relations became an immediate classic, creating a new conceptual framework for understanding contemporary insutrial relations in the United States. In their introduction to the new edition, the authors assess the evolution of industrial relations and human resource practives, focusing particularly on the policy impoications of recent changes. They discuss the diverse forms of work restructuring in the American economy, the reasons why the diffusion of participatory work reorganization has been so modest, work practices among sophisticated nonunion employers, union membership declines, and public policy debates.