Industrial and Labor Relations Review articles from January 1993

Industrial and Labor Relations Review archives from January 1993

The transformation of industrial relations in Eastern Germany.
January 1, 1993... SINCE the collapse of "Realsozialismus" in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), the five new eastern states of unified Germany have become a land of liberated citizens and pioneers, and at the same time a land of despair and dashed...

Black South African unions: relative wage effects in international perspective.
January 1, 1993... There was a semblance of industrial peace in South Africa in the 1970s when apartheid was at its apogee. White, so-called colored, and Asian workers were permitted union rights and were integrated in formalized bargaining arrangements called...

Changes in work hours of male employees, 1940-1988.
January 1, 1993... MOST of the research into work hours conducted by economists over the past 25 years has focused on explanations for cross-sectional differences among individuals in their hours of work. Special attention has been directed to measuring the...

Unionization among racial and ethnic minorities.
January 1, 1993... THE steep decline in private sector union density since the early 1970s has led to a growing number of economic studies of union status determination. Although many of these studies have examined unionization among female and black workers,...

Dimensions of local union effectiveness. (Pennsylvania)
January 1, 1993... IN industrial relations research, union effectiveness has been assessed primarily by two indicators: wage levels and the percentage of workers who are unionized or covered by a collective bargaining contract in an industry. The use of...

Perceived participation in decision-making in a university setting: the impact of gender. (Canada)
January 1, 1993... WOMEN are relative newcomers to decision-making positions in all organizations, including universities. In the past two decades women have achieved professional and managerial decision-making positions at the lower and middle levels of the...

The determinants of trade union membership in Britain: a survey of the literature.
January 1, 1993... ALTHOUGH Britain's trade union density appears healthier than the United States' (around 40% in 1989, compared to 16% in the United States in the same year), the 1990 Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Britain took place against a background that...

The scope, nature, and effects of employee stock ownership plans in Japan.
January 1, 1993... IN this paper we present evidence on the scope, nature, and effects of an important feature of Japanese compensation policies and practices--employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Japanese ESOPs have been largely ignored by students of both...

Wage effects of increased union coverage: methodological considerations and new evidence.
January 1, 1993... MOST studies comparing wages across industries, areas, or occupations, as well as most inter-metropolitan and interstate comparisons of wages within a given industry, report a positive relationship between the extent of union coverage and the...

Is poor worker morale costly to firms?
January 1, 1993... The sources of the slowdown in U.S. productivity growth that began in the late 1960s remain uncertain. It is often argued that worsening worker morale contributed to the slowdown, and that improvements in employee morale and organizational...

The Origins and Evolution of the Field of Industrial Relations in the United States.
January 1, 1993... Editor's Introduction by Harry C. Katz[dagger] Bruce Kaufman has provided a novel and thought-provoking analysis of the evolution of the field of industrial relations. In addition to analyzing the development of the academic field of...

The Origins and Evolution of the Field of Industrial Relations in the United States.
January 1, 1993... Editor's Introduction by Harry C. Katz[dagger] Bruce Kaufman has provided a novel and thought-provoking analysis of the evolution of the field of industrial relations. In addition to analyzing the development of the academic field of...

The Origins and Evolution of the Field of Industrial Relations in the United States.
January 1, 1993... Editor's Introduction by Harry C. Katz[dagger] Bruce Kaufman has provided a novel and thought-provoking analysis of the evolution of the field of industrial relations. In addition to analyzing the development of the academic field of...

The Future of Industrial Relations: Proceedings of the Second Bargaining Group Conference.
January 1, 1993... The Future of Industrial Relations: Proceedings of the Second Bargaining Group Conference. Edited by Harry C. Katz. Ithaca, N.Y.: ILR Press, 1991. 169 pp. ISBN 0-87546-850-0. $24.00. Although the planners of this conference --an...

The State of the Unions.
January 1, 1993... The State of the Unions. Edited by George Strauss, Daniel G. Gallagher, and Jack Fiorito. Industrial Relations Research Association Series. Madison, Wis: IRRA, 1991. xi, 446 pp. ISBN 0-913447-49-8. Except for two or three chapters, this...

Just Wages: A Feminist Assessment of Pay Equity.
January 1, 1993... Just wages: A Feminist Assessment of Pay Equity. Edited by Judy Fudge and Patricia McDermott. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1991. 307 pp. ISBN 0-8020-5937-6. $55.00 cloth, $22.50 paper. Canada has gone further than any other country...

Toil and Toxics: Workplace Struggles and Political Strategies for Occupational Health.
January 1, 1993... Toil and Toxics: Workplace Struggles and Political Strategies for Occupational Health. By James C. Robinson. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. xx, 226 pp. ISBN 0-520-07164-6. $29.95. The goal of this book is to provide "a...

The Growth of Occupational Welfare in Britain: Evolution and Harmonization of Modern Personnel Practice.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... The Growth of Occupational Welfare in Britain: Evolution and Harmonization of Modern Personnel Practice. By Alice Russell. Brook field, Vt.: Avebury Business Library, Gower Publishing Company, 1991. xxiii, 299 pp. ISBN 1-85628-121-3. $59.95....

Assets and the Poor: A New American Welfare Policy.
January 1, 1993... Assets and the Poor: A New American Welfare Policy. By Michael Sherraden. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 1991. xviii, 324 pp. ISBN 0-87332-618-0. $34.95. The central premise of Assets and the Poor is that traditional income-based transfers to...

Wage and Employment Adjustment in Local Labor Markets.
January 1, 1993... Wage and Employment Adjustment in Local Labor Markets. By Randall W. Eberts and Joe A. Stone. Kalamazoo, Mich.: W.E. Upjohn Institute, 1992. 153 pp. ISBN 0-88099-115-1, $32.00 (cloth); ISBN 0-88099-116-X, $13.00 (paper). As a result of...

How Rich Is Too Rich? Income and Wealth in America.
January 1, 1993... How Rich Is Too Rich? Income and Wealth in America. By Herbert Inhaber and Sidney Carroll. New York: Praeger, 1992. 252 pp. ISBN 0-275-936619-8. $21.95. This book is largely a discussion of the distributions of income and of net worth in...

Workers and Their Wages: Changing Patterns in the United States.
January 1, 1993... Workers and Their Wages: Changing Patterns in the United States. Edited by Marvin H. Kosters. Washington, D.C.: AEI Press, 1991. 207 pp. ISBN 0-8447-3747-X. $27.50. Trends in the U.S. wage structure underwent a dramatic reversal around...

Faculty Retirement in the Arts and Sciences.
January 1, 1993... Faculty Retirement in the Arts and Sciences. By Albert Rees and Sharon P. Smith. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991. xii, 107 pp. ISBN 0-691-04287-X. $25.00. As of January 1, 1994, in the United States it will be illegal to force...

The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure.
January 1, 1993... The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure. Juliet B. Schor. New York: Basic Books, 1991. 247 pp. ISBN 0-465-05433-1. $21.00. The author's appearance on the Today show and the book's place on the New York Times best-seller...

Efficiency Wages: Models of Unemployment, Layoffs, and Wage Dispersion.
January 1, 1993... Efficiency Wages: Models of Unemployment, Layoffs, and Wage Dispersion. By Andrew Weiss. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1990. 118 pp. $29.50 cloth, $8.95 paper. The author of this book seeks "to provide an overview of the...

America and the New Economy: How New Competitive Standards Are Radically Changing American Workplaces.
January 1, 1993... America and the New Economy: How New Competitive Standards Are Radically Changing American Workplaces. By Anthony Patrick Carnevale. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991. 267 pp. $29.95. The latest volume by the executive director of the...

Work in the Fast Lane: Flexibility, Divisions of Labor, and Inequality in High-Tech Industries.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Work in the Fast Lane: Flexibility, Divisions of Labor, add Inequality in High-Tech Industries. By Glenna Colclough and Charles M. Tolbert II. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1992. xii, 160 pp. ISBN 0-7914-0783-7. $16.95 paper. ...

Technology and Organizations.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Technology and Organizations. Edited by Paul S. Goodman, Lee S. Sproull, and Associates. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1990. 305 pp. ISBN 1-55542-209-8. $27.95. The tide of this book, Technology and Organizations, could date from the 1970s,...

Human Capital and America's Future: An Economic Strategy for the Nineties.
January 1, 1993... Human Capital and America's Future: An Economic Strategy for the Nineties. Edited by David W. Hornbeck and Lester M. Salamon. Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991. 402 pp. ISBN 0-8018-4143-7, $45.00 (cloth); ISBN 0-8018-4144-5,...

Engineering Culture: Control and Commitment in a High-Tech Corporation.
January 1, 1993... Engineering Culture: Control and Commitment in a High-Tech Corporation. By Gideon Kunda. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992. 297 pp. ISBN 0-87722-845-0. $34.95. During the 1980s, studies of organizational culture became almost a...

Social Theory for Action: How Individuals and Organizations Learn to Change.
January 1, 1993... Social Theory for Action: How Individuals and Organizations Learn to Change. By William Foote Whyte. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Sage, 1991. 301 pp. ISBN 0-8039-4166-8, $36.00 (cloth); ISBN 0-8039-4167-6, $19.95 (paper). William Foote Whyte is...

Labour Relations in 18 Countries, 3d ed.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Labour Relations in 18 Countries. 3rd edition. By Christian Bratt. Stockholm: Swedish Employers Confederation, 1990. 148 pp. ISBN 9171525475. In a little over two hours, the reader can find in this publication a good summary of the...

Labour Movements, Employers, and the State: Conflict and Co-operation in Britain and Sweden.
January 1, 1993... Labour Movements, Employers, and the State: Conflict and Co-operation in Britain and Sweden. By James Fulcher. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1991. xvi, 367 pp. ISBN 0-19-827289-8. $69.00. Why do industrial relations systems develop in different...

Management in Developing Countries.
January 1, 1993... Management in Developing Countries. Edited by Alfred M. Jaeger and Rabindra N. Kanungo. London and New York: Routledge, Chapman, and Hall, 1991. xiv, 306 pp. $62.50. In this engaging reader, Professors Jaeger and Kanungo of McGill...

Human Development Report: 1990.
January 1, 1993... Human Development Report, 1990. By the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. x, 189 pp. ISBN 0-19-506480-1. The high profile of the World Bank's annual World Development Report has...

Employment Law in Europe: A Country-by-Country Guide for Employers.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Employment Law in Europe: A Country-by-Country Guide for Employers. Edited by Tim Johnson and Maoiliosa O'Culachain. Brook-field, Vt.: Gower, 1991. xi, 280 pp. ISBN 0-566-07292-0. $59.95. Employment law in Europe is undergoing massive...

Human Development Report: 1991.
January 1, 1993... Human Development Report, 1991. By the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. x, 202 pp. ISBN 0-19-507147-6 (paper), $15.95; ISBN 0-19-507146-8 (cloth), $29.95. The high profile of the World...