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Employee Representation in Multinational Companies

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294 Seiten
Englisch
Springer International Publishingerschienen am26.09.20181st ed. 2019

Investigating the issue of employee representation in multinational companies (MNCs), this book sets out to systematically conceptualise the modes of articulation between different action fields. While previous studies have focused on forms of employee representation that have emerged throughout recent decades, rather little is known about the interaction and coordination of representational bodies and actors, such as trade unions and European or World Works Councils. Given the growing importance of transnational restructuring in MNCs, understanding the conditions under which employees are able to participate in company decision-making is a crucial issue. Based on empirical case studies and interviews with employee representatives from ten countries across Europe, the authors investigate the role of representational bodies in periods of company restructuring. Proposing a shift in perspectives in research on transnational labour relations and bringing new insights into structures and practices of employee representation in MNCs, this book will be a valuable read for both scholars and practitioners.






Thomas Haipeter is Head of the research unit Working Time and Work Organisation at the Institute for Work, Skills and Training (IAQ) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. His research interests involve industrial relations, work organisation, transnationalisation and digitalisation. He is member of several professional associations.

Markus Hertwig is Professor of Sociology at Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany. His research focuses on industrial relations and the digitalisation of work and organisations. He is a board member of the German Industrial Relations Association (GIRA).

Sophie Rosenbohm is a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Work, Skills and Training (IAQ) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Her research interests revolve around industrial relations, sociology of work and organisations, and research methods. She is co-editor of the refereed journal Industrielle Beziehungen (The German Journal of Industrial Relations).mehr
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Investigating the issue of employee representation in multinational companies (MNCs), this book sets out to systematically conceptualise the modes of articulation between different action fields. While previous studies have focused on forms of employee representation that have emerged throughout recent decades, rather little is known about the interaction and coordination of representational bodies and actors, such as trade unions and European or World Works Councils. Given the growing importance of transnational restructuring in MNCs, understanding the conditions under which employees are able to participate in company decision-making is a crucial issue. Based on empirical case studies and interviews with employee representatives from ten countries across Europe, the authors investigate the role of representational bodies in periods of company restructuring. Proposing a shift in perspectives in research on transnational labour relations and bringing new insights into structures and practices of employee representation in MNCs, this book will be a valuable read for both scholars and practitioners.






Thomas Haipeter is Head of the research unit Working Time and Work Organisation at the Institute for Work, Skills and Training (IAQ) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. His research interests involve industrial relations, work organisation, transnationalisation and digitalisation. He is member of several professional associations.

Markus Hertwig is Professor of Sociology at Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany. His research focuses on industrial relations and the digitalisation of work and organisations. He is a board member of the German Industrial Relations Association (GIRA).

Sophie Rosenbohm is a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Work, Skills and Training (IAQ) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Her research interests revolve around industrial relations, sociology of work and organisations, and research methods. She is co-editor of the refereed journal Industrielle Beziehungen (The German Journal of Industrial Relations).
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Weitere ISBN/GTIN9783319975597
ProduktartE-Book
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FormatE107
Erscheinungsjahr2018
Erscheinungsdatum26.09.2018
Auflage1st ed. 2019
ReiheProgress in Mathematics
Seiten294 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
IllustrationenXI, 294 p. 3 illus.
Artikel-Nr.3989074
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Genre9200

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
1;Preface;5
2;Contents;7
3;List of Figures;9
4;List of Tables;10
5;1: Introduction: Transnational Interest Representation and the Articulation of Employee Interests;11
5.1;Multi-level Systems as an Action Problem for Transnational Employee Representation;11
5.2;Articulation and EWC Research;15
5.3;Interests, Identity, Culture, and Solidarity;20
5.4;Aim and Structure of This Study;23
5.5;References;25
6;2: Articulation, Structuration, and Action Fields: Theoretical Approaches;29
6.1;Employee Representation in a Multi-level System;29
6.2;Structuration and Action Fields;30
6.3;The Action Fields of Interest Representation;34
6.4;The Concept of Articulation;38
6.5;Elements of Articulation;43
6.6;Four Patterns of Articulation;45
6.7;References;52
7;3: Research Strategy and Design;56
7.1;Choosing the Case Studies;56
7.2;Interviews;61
7.3;Structures of International Bodies;66
7.4;Case-Study Descriptions;67
7.4.1; Bank ;67
7.4.2; Cars ;70
7.4.3; Chemicals ;73
7.4.4; MedTech ;75
7.4.5; Postal Services ;77
7.4.6; Power ;78
7.4.7; Rubber ;80
7.4.8; Synthetic ;81
7.4.9; Transport ;83
7.4.10; Wholesale ;85
7.5;References;86
8;4: Patterns of Articulation;87
8.1;Types of Articulation and the Case-Study Sample;87
8.2;Comprehensive Articulation;90
8.2.1;Objects of Articulation;90
8.2.2;Interest Articulation During Restructuring;92
8.2.2.1; Cars ;92
8.2.2.2; Chemicals ;95
8.2.2.3; Power ;98
8.2.3;Key Actors;101
8.2.4;Resources and Sources of Power;107
8.2.5;Interpretations and Interests;116
8.2.6;Summary;126
8.3;Fragmented Coordination;127
8.3.1;Objects of Articulation;127
8.3.2;Interest Articulation During Restructuring;128
8.3.2.1; Synthetic ;128
8.3.2.2; Postal Services ;134
8.3.2.3; Transport ;138
8.3.3;Key Actors;140
8.3.4;Resources and Sources of Power;144
8.3.5;Interpretations and Interests;147
8.3.6;Summary;149
8.4;International Integration;150
8.4.1;Objects of Articulation;150
8.4.2;Interest Articulation During Restructuring;152
8.4.2.1; Rubber ;152
8.4.2.2; MedTech ;155
8.4.2.3; Bank ;156
8.4.3;Key Actors;160
8.4.4;Resources and Sources of Power;166
8.4.5;Interpretations and Interests;170
8.4.6;Summary;176
8.5;Disarticulation;178
8.5.1;Objects of Articulation;178
8.5.2;Interest Articulation During Restructuring;179
8.5.3;Key Actors;181
8.5.4;Resources and Sources of Power;182
8.5.5;Interpretations and Interests;185
8.5.6;Summary;188
8.6;References;190
9;5: Varieties of Articulation: Interest Representation in Multinational Companies at National and Local Level;191
9.1;Introduction;191
9.2;The Diversity of Interest Representation;194
9.3;National and Local Interest Articulation in the Case-Study Companies;197
9.4;Employee Representation in Germany;200
9.4.1;Interest Representation Structures and Levels;200
9.4.2;Board-Level Employee Representation;205
9.5;Interest Representation in Other Home and Host Countries;209
9.5.1;Workplace and Trade Union Employee Representation;209
9.5.2;Levels of Employee Representation;211
9.5.3;Trade Union Pluralism;215
9.5.4;Differences in Resources;217
9.6;Feedback Effects of Transnational Employee Representation;219
9.6.1;Information;219
9.6.2;Regulations, Agreements, and Resources;223
9.7;Summary;228
9.8;References;230
10;6: Patterns of Articulation Between Transnational Workplace Employee Representatives and Trade Unions: Coordination and Trade Union Networks;233
10.1;Introduction;233
10.2;Trade Union Articulation Structures at the Case-Study Companies;236
10.3;Articulation by Trade Union Coordinators;238
10.4;Coordination by European Branch-Level Union Federations;243
10.5;Trade Union Networks;244
10.5.1;Trade Union Network at Bank ;244
10.5.2;Trade Union Network at Cars ;248
10.6;Summary;255
10.7;References;257
11;7: Articulation Practices in Comparison: Patterns, Conditions, and Outcomes of Employee Interest Representation;258
11.1;Forms of Coordination and Integration: Patterns of Articulation in Comparison;258
11.1.1;Forms of Coordination;260
11.1.2;Forms of Integration;265
11.2;Dimensions of Articulation;268
11.2.1;Key Actors;269
11.2.2;Power and Resources;272
11.2.3;Interpretations and Interests;276
11.3;Context and Conditions of Articulation;279
11.4;Articulation and Negotiation Practice: Outcomes of Employee Representation;284
11.5;Conclusion and Prospects;290
11.6;References;294
12;Index;296mehr

Autor

Thomas Haipeter is Head of the research unit Working Time and Work Organisation at the Institute for Work, Skills and Training (IAQ) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. His research interests involve industrial relations, work organisation, transnationalisation and digitalisation. He is member of several professional associations.

Markus Hertwig is Professor of Sociology at Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany. His research focuses on industrial relations and the digitalisation of work and organisations. He is a board member of the German Industrial Relations Association (GIRA).

Sophie Rosenbohm is a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Work, Skills and Training (IAQ) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Her research interests revolve around industrial relations, sociology of work and organisations, and research methods. She is co-editor of the refereed journal Industrielle Beziehungen (The German Journal of Industrial Relations).