Industrial conflict refers to all expressions of dissatisfaction within the employment relationship‚ especially those pertaining to the employment contract‚ and effort bargain. There are different kinds of industrial conflict which may be divided into two broad classes namely informal and formal. An industrial conflict or dispute is defined as a withdrawal from work by a group of employees‚ or a refusal by an employer to allow workers to work. Causes of industrial conflict include wage demands
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the Employment Relationship By: Samantha “Employee Relations involves the body of work concerned with maintaining employer-employee relationships that contribute to satisfactory productivity‚ motivation‚ and morale” (Unknown Author‚ 2012). The pluralist perspective views the employee relations in an ‘us versus them’ approach where there appears to be conflicting views as to whether there is a power imbalance in the working industry which later causes conflict between the employer and employee‚ as
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T214 TMA 06 PART 1 (10%) Briefly describe an organisational mess you are/have been associated with. (If this is the same mess as TMA05‚ briefly summarise the key points which have led you to selecting the metaphors you use in Part 2. Also please attach your TMA05 PART1 Mess Description as an APPENDIX). (max: 400 words for PART 1) My chosen mess is: It fits the following mess criteria‚ because: a) b) c) etc) Following on from TMA05‚ the organisational mess I described was
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Defining International Relations State-centric: It is the study of the relations of states‚ understood in diplomatic‚ military and strategic terms. The relevant unit is the state‚ not the nation. Sovereignty is the key feature. Due to international developments‚ we may weaken the assumption that external policy of the state is based on security. But states remain dominant in IR. Globalization theorists focus on it rather than the states. We live in a ‘borderless world’ (Ohmae 1990). Development
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OPEN ACCESS ISSN 2280-4056 E-Journal of International and Comparative LABOUR STUDIES Volume 3‚ No. 2 May-June 2014 E-Journal of International and Comparative LABOUR STUDIES ADAPT International School of Higher Education in Labour and Industrial Relations Scientific Directors Lauren Appelbaum (USA)‚ Greg Bamber (Australia)‚ Stuart M. Basefsky‚ (United States)‚ Daria V. Chernyaeva (Russia)‚ Richard Croucher (United Kingdom)‚ Maurizio del Conte (Italy)‚ Tomas Davulis (Lithuania)‚
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Lukes three-dimensional understanding of power from his book Power: A Radical View. Gaventa applies the three notions of power to the politics of inequalities in the Appalachian Valley and‚ while demonstrating the inadequacies of the first or ’pluralist’ approach and the merits of the second and particularly the third dimensions‚ asserts that the interrelationship and reinforcing affect of all three dimensions is necessary for an in depth understanding of the "total impact of power upon the actions
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Culture is a term that is used in workplaces discussions but it is taken for granted that we understand what it means. In their publication In Search of Excellence‚ Peters and Waterman (1982) drew a lot of attention to the importance of culture to achieve high levels of organisational effectiveness. They made use of over 100 years of theory and research in cultural anthropology and folklore studies to inspire and legitimise their efforts. This generated many subsequent publications on how to manage
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The yield expected from successful human resource management (HRM) or development (HRD) differs greatly depending on where the organisation is based‚ its’ culture‚ resources‚ size and socio-economic climate. Therefore‚ it is imperative that the development and delivery of improved human capital via HRM is rooted in the needs of the organisation rather than opting for an ‘off the shelf’ closed option such as ‘Best Practise’ or high performance work practices. Theorists have yet to settle on a definitive
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Chapter Summary I. The State and the Nation For an entity to be considered a state‚ four fundamental conditions must be met (although these legal criteria are not absolute): A state must have a territorial base. A stable population must reside within its borders‚. There should be a government to which this population owes allegiance. A state has to be recognized diplomatically by other states. A nation is a group of people who share a set of characteristics. At the core of the concept of a nation
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What are the counter arguments? Wilson Chapter 3: Federalism Part I: pages 50- 63 Define federalism and explain how such a system differs from a unitary or a confederal system. Make a chart listing the positive and negative aspects of federalism. What has been the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in McCulloch v Maryland? Explain the issue of nullification. What is dual federalism? How has
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