Voice and Involvement at Work: Experience with Non-Union RepresentationPaul J. Gollan, Bruce E. Kaufman, Daphne Taras, Adrian Wilkinson In the last decade, nonunion employee representation (NER) has become a much discussed topic in the fields of human resource management, employment relations, and employment/labor law. This book examines the purpose, structure, and performance of various types of employee representation bodies created by companies in non-union settings to promote collective forums for voice and involvement at the workplace. This unique volume presents the first longitudinal evidence on the performance, success, and failure of NER plans over an extended time period. Consisting of twelve detailed, in-depth case studies of actual NER plans in operation across four countries, this volume provides unparalleled evidence on such matters as: the motives behind the initial establishment of NER, different organizational forms of NER in industry, key success and failure factors over the long-term, pro and con evaluations for employers and employees, and more. Voice and Involvement at Work captures an unequalled international and comparative perspective through a wide cross-section of different NER forms. |
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... structure, and performance of various types of employee representation bodies created by companies in non-union settings to promote collective forums for voice and involvement at the workplace. This unique volume presents the first ...
... structures as a management communication- involvement tool evaluated primarily by their effect on organizational performance ( Klaas , Olson - Buchanan , and Ward 2012 ) . They also often gloss over the substantive difference between ...
... structures with different forms , agendas , and influence , creating a NER continuum within the larger voice continuum . A deeper look at the NER continuum is provided in Table 1.1 . It depicts variation of NER in terms of six ...
... Structure " Dealing with " Cross - Divisional Council for Employment Issues Plant Council Employee. Ombud Joint Safety Committee Dispute Resolution Panel Safety / Health Working Conditions Committee Education and Communication & Benefits ...
... structure ) in cases of substantial organizational change . Empirical evidence on the density and performance of NER in Australia is growing but remains limited and somewhat fragmented . Starting from near zero in the early 1980s ...
Contents
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PART I Australia | 43 |
PART II Britain | 125 |
PART III Canada | 195 |
PART IV United States | 293 |
Contributors | 395 |
Index | 397 |
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