Industrial relations and the British economy in the 1990s: Mrs Thatcher's legacy

Article Abstract:

The authors challenge the view that the UK Conservative governments during the 1980s achieved important advances in industrial performance through the abandonment of corporatist policies that allowed management to regain the initiative and push through changes in work organization. The article takes issue with the idea that collective labour institutions necessarily impair economic efficiency, and it points up important connections between Thatcher's offensive against organized labour and the enduring weaknesses in human capital and technology. The article has three sections: the first examines labour markets and industrial relations; the second analyses government regulation; and the third assesses trends and prospects for the future, with emphasis on employment flexibility and labour productivity. The authors conclude with some comments on future prospects in the context of Britain's fuller integration in Europe. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Labor relations, Labor economics, Thatcher, Margaret

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Professionalizing management and managing professionalization: British management in the 1980s

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The purpose of this article is to analyse the strategy of managerial professionalization through educational reform as it has been attempted in Britain dur ing the course of the 1980s. This strategy - whatever its internal contradictions and inherent weaknesses - is located within the longer-term historical context in which British management has developed. In turn, this brief historical analysis is complemented by an assessment of the feasibility of the strategy of professionalization in relation to some of the most recent work carried out on the sociology of the professions/expert knowledge. Finally, we discuss the broader implications of this analysis for current debates concerning the reality of managerial work and management culture, as well as the pedagogical principles and practices thought most appropriate to the latter - that is, how managers ought to be educated and developed. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Professional education

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An Empirical Study of a U.K.-Based Assessment Centre

Article Abstract:

The Assessment Center method of evaluating individuals as to their managerial potential is widely used in the United States. It has not made much headway in Great Britain. Management is not convinced that it is worth the time and expense. The methods used in an assessment center are described. A sample assessment is shown. Evaluations of different aspects of the testing are given. Suggestions about practical implications are made.

Analysis, Management development programs

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