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Revitalizing social dialogue in the workplace: the impact of a cooperative industrial relations climate and sustainable HR practices on reducing employee harm University of Antwerp
The purpose of the present study is to unravel the relationship between current forms and realities of social dialogue in the workplace, the industrial relations climate, HRM, and employee harm. We tested a model specifying associations between (1) indicators of revitalized social dialogue, (2) perceived cooperation within the industrial relations climate, (3) perceived sustainability in HR practices, and (4) management perceptions regarding ...
Industrial relations in Italy in the 21st century KU Leuven
Purpose (mandatory) To reflect on the developments which have characterized Italy’s industrial relations from post-war Fordism to neo-liberal hegemony and recent crisis, with a particular focus on the major changes occurred in 21st century, especially those concerning concertative (tripartite) policy making between the government, the employers’ organisations and the trade unions. Design/methodology/approach (mandatory) Conceptual paper with ...
Advancing understanding on industrial relations in multinational companies: Key research challenges and the INTREPID contribution KU Leuven
© Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association (ALERA), SAGE Publications Ltd, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC. This paper has three principal aims. It firstly provides some theoretical background on the key current research issues and challenges in regard to industrial relations in multinational companies. It then presents a concise review of scholarship to date on industrial relations in multinational ...
Employee Driven Innovation and Industrial Relations KU Leuven
Both industrial relations and innovation are well-established subjects in the current scientific literature. Although research frequently related the two concepts, they rarely focused or considered employee behaviour. This chapter reviews the literature linking Employee Driven Innovation with two key concepts of the industrial relations field: employee participation through workplace representation and collective bargaining outcomes such as wage ...
Employee driven innovation and industrial relations Ghent University
Both industrial relations and innovation are well-established subjects in the current scientific literature. Although research frequently related the two concepts, they rarely focused or considered employee behaviour. This chapter reviews the literature linking Employee Driven Innovation with two key concepts of the industrial relations field: employee participation through workplace representation and collective bargaining outcomes such as wage ...
Transnational Negotiations and the Europeanisation of Industrial Relations. Potentials and Obstacles KU Leuven
The increasing number of transnational agreements signed in recent years at the EU-company level suggests a form of Europeanization of industrial relations, as these agreements constitute a formal recognition of social dialogue across national borders. However, empirical results based on a multi-level research about the experiences with these agreements in the metal sector offer a more complex picture. The strategies of the actors at European, ...
The EU and industrial relations modernization: supranational state support for trade union and social partner modernization and social dialogue KU Leuven
This article looks at how modernization in industrial relations is premised on a renewal and renovation of the social partnership and social dialogue agenda at the European Union (EU) level. It illustrates the attempts that have been made by the supranational state to set up a new regime of regulation in the EU. It consists of support initiatives that are aimed at deepening the ability of social and economic actors within EU policy networks and ...
Industrial symbiosis guide for identifying opportunities & conceptualising business relations Ghent University
Industrial symbiosis (IS) is a promising concept that consists in valorising underutilised resources from an entity as a substitute for another entity’s new resources (e.g. material, combustible, energy) or by mutualising their use (e.g. equipment, knowledge, social tactics). Although literature indicates the relevance of IS, it is not yet fully implemented on the field. The business model concept is foreseen to be useful for IS implementation, ...