Japanese lessons for British unions
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The global economic success that Japanese firms enjoy is commonly attibuted to the importance they give to internal work relationships. On the issue of unionism, for example, the Japanese approach is vastly different from that of their Western counterparts. Whereas company unionism is perceived a denial of trade unionism in the UK, such opposition between the two systems does not exists in Japan. Japanese trade union leaders have consistently succeeded in delivering increases in real wages to union member annually since 1960, a an achievement that few unionists in the West can lay claim to. Unions in this Asian nation have a strong influence on how human resources management is practiced, particularly in the areas of status distinction, workforce selcetion and socialization, job classification, wage determination, and team leadership.
Publication Name: Personnel Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5761
Year: 1992
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Trade union concentration and the determination of wages: the case of teachers in England and Wales
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The interest of teachers in wage negotiations have traditionally been represented by several unions, and multi-unionism is commonplace, particularly in the public sector. A discussion presents evidence on the role of union concentration on wage settlements, taking into account the history of multiple trade unions and the institutional arrangements that determine teachers' pay. Data is based on the Herfindahl index of teacher union concentration, and the study found a declining level of uinon membership concentration amongst schoolteachers.
Publication Name: British Journal of Industrial Relations
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0007-1080
Year: 1996
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A trade union view of WIRS3
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WIRS3 (Workplace Industrial Relations Survey) from a trade union point of view shows that stability can still be found in unionised areas although employee-supported unionism is declining. The social partnership found in Europe between employers and unions should be used as a base for organised labour in the UK to react positively in the 1990s in line of changing economic and political factors.
Publication Name: British Journal of Industrial Relations
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0007-1080
Year: 1993
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