Synopses & Reviews
In Managing Competitive Crisis Martyn Wright examines how competitive crisis affected the management of work relations in Britain between 1979 and 1991. Based on longitudinal research and interviews with fifty major companies and employers associations, Managing Competitive Crisis is a unique book of topical interest for students of organizational behavior, human resource management and industrial relations and for those seeking to understand the future direction of European political economy.
Review
"...a unique longitudinal study....especially valuable for those who seek to identify strategic responses to economic pressure over a lengthy time period....Wright has produced a good baook on an important subject. It is also a well-produced and readable work..." Industrial Relations
Synopsis
Managing Competitive Crisis examines how competitive crisis affected the management of work relations in Britain between 1979 and 1991.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Data and collective bargaining; 3. Union security; 4. Work organization; 5. Employers' association; 6. Competitive pressures; 7. Management industrial relations policy; 8. Discussion; References.