Collective Actors in Industrial Relations: What Future? IIRA World Congress‚ Track 4 Rapporteur’s Report 1 Thomas A. Kochan MIT Institute for Work & Employment Research And MIT Workplace Center April 2003 The term “actors” in industrial relations gained currency in John Dunlop’s Industrial Relations Systems (1958). He proposed that three parties—employers‚ labor unions‚ and government-- are the key actors in a modern industrial relations system. He also argued that none of these institutions could
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Case study Questions (solved) By Mohammad Ali Janvri (Reg. No. 1011145) The carter cleaning company: the high performance work system 1. Would you recommend that the company expand their quality program? If so‚ specifically what form should it take? Answer: Meeting with the employees directly is a good way to get the accurate feedback from them in order to increase the involvement of the employees in an organization. There can be many opportunities for the Carter company for improving
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Industrial democracy has its origins in the theories of Kurt Lewin who strongly advocated the idea that the management of change requires full participation from those affected by change (Sambureni 2001). Sambureni further defines industrial democracy as ‘a process in which employees either directly or indirectly through their representatives‚ share equal power over the decision-making process which management normally reserves to itself’. Industrial democracy is also defined as ‘an arrangement
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industrialization began in England during the Industrial Revolution where there were major changed in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ and transport which also had a big effect on the social and economic conditions in Europe. The Industrial Revolution then spread throughout Europe‚ North America‚ and eventually‚ the whole world. The Industrial Revolution was a turning point in society because it influenced almost every aspect of daily life. The Industrial Revolution started because there were harsh
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Although the industrial revolution was unstable it created lots of manufacturing process in the years of 1760 and 1820 and 1840. The Industrial revolution was not beneficial for women because women weren’t really able to work.Women were only aloud to work in the house.For example ‚ clean the house raise and take care of the children and cook for the husband and children and do the laundry women in the industrial revolution did not really have time to socialize. If there were able to have the option
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Industrial activity is a major source of stability in an economy. It is more crucial in a planned economy wedded to the achievement of such an objective of economic growth and social justice. Achievement of such an objective requires active State participation in the process of industrialization to give the required directions as demanded by the situation. An industrial policy provides guidelines for the effective co-ordination of the activities of various sectors of the economy. The evolution of
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The Industrial Revolution was a time of progress and pain‚ of advancement and agony‚ of inventions and innovations. The Revolution started in Great Britain due to Britain’s geography‚ government‚ social factors‚ and colonial empire. The British had much access to natural resources such as coal‚ water‚ and ore‚ and they had a “free society” in which the people had opportunities such as entrepreneurship. Throughout the Industrial Revolution‚ there were several changes that affected people all over
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Composition‚ Role and function of the Industrial Dispute Tribunal. Composition The Industrial Dispute Tribunal was conceptualized as an established permanent body for easier access to arbitration‚ an alternative to industrial action‚ and as an avenue for economic growth through its dispute settlement and income policy potential. According to George Phillip in his book A-Z of Industrial Relations Practice at the work place “Dispute may be defined as a quarrel between a worker and an employer or
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The industrial revolution took place during the early 1700’s to late 1800s‚ which had a huge impact and transformed societies in Europe and America into more urban and industrial societies. The industrial revolution first started in Britain in the 1700s. The industrial revolution brought the mass production of goods in factories‚ which lead to changes in machinery and tools. Many people found themselves jobless due to the replacement of job positions to new machinery. The advancement and development
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Industrial Disputes Act‚ 1947 Industrial Disputes Act‚ 1947 Preamble: “ To make provisions for investigations and settlement of industrial disputes”. Objects as analysed by the Supreme Court: a. Promotion of measures for securing amity and good relations between employer and employee b. Investigation and settlement of disputes between employers and employers‚ employers and employees and employees and employees c. Prevention of illegal strikes and lock-outs d. Relief to workmen in matters
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