Theories and Concepts in Work and Employment Relations

Edited by Andrew Smith, Senior Lecturer in Employment Relations and Human Resource Management, Sheffield University Management School, Pauline Dibben, Emerita Professor, Sheffield University Management School, UK and Adrian Wilkinson, Distinguished Professor of Human Resource Management, Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Australia

• ContentsConcepts and theories in work and employment relations 1Andrew Smith, Pauline Dibben and Adrian WilkinsonPART I UNDERSTANDING THE EMPLOYMENTRELATIONSHIP1 Frames of reference in work and employment relations 14Steve Williams2 Labour process theory 24Bridget Kenny3 Regulation and regulation theory 31Miguel Martínez Lucio and Rob MacKenzie4 Historical materialism and contradictions at work 40Matt Vidal5 Institutional theory: varieties of capitalism andbusiness systems theory 50Bo-Yi Lee6 Systems theory 59Matt Allen7 Theories of power relations 68Gregoris Ioannou8 Feminism 77Huiping Xian9 Identity theory and social identity theory 85Rachael Green, Malcolm Patterson and Pauline Dibben10 Social exchange theory 92Nada Musleh and Christine Cross11 Labour market segmentation theory 99Jason Heyes and Ed Yates12 Individualism and collectivism 107Susan Ressia13 New public management and public serviceemployment 116Ian Cunningham and Jennifer RemnantPART II MANAGERIAL CHALLENGES14 Managerial prerogative and strategic choice inemployment relations 125Nadia K. Kougiannou and Pedro Mendonça15 Indeterminacy 133Emma Hughes16 Conflict of interest/Structured antagonism 142Geraint Harvey17 Forms of conflict and conflict resolution 149Paul Latreille18 Corporatism, tripartism and social partnership 156Gilton Klerck19 Outsourcing, offshoring and global value chains 166Ian Roper and Shoba Arun20 Financialization 174Christine Bischoff and Geoffrey Wood21 Managerialism 183Leo McCannPART III THE EXPERIENCES OF WORK22 Decent work and job quality 192Patricia Findlay23 Intersectionality 200Jenny Rodriguez24 Employment relations and the two dominant models ofdisability 210Jennifer Remnant and Ian Cunningham25 Work intensification and work extensification 219Andrew Smith and Jo McBride26 Precarity 227Cat Spellman, Jo McBride and Andrew Smith27 Flexicurity 235Jason Heyes28 Exit, voice, loyalty and neglect: issues and developmentsin employee voice and the EVLN framework 242Michael BarryPART IV TRADE UNIONISM AND RESISTANCE AT WORK29 The representation gap 251Peter Holland and Nadia K. Kougiannou30 Resistance, misbehaviour and dissent 258James Richards31 Theories of negotiation and collective bargaining 267Peter Prowse and Ray Fells32 Trade union revitalisation, the servicing and organisingmodels of trade unionism 276Yvonne Rueckert and Steve Williams33 Mobilisation theory and industrial action 286Gabriella Cioce34 Social movement unionism 294Jane Parker and Ozan Alakavuklar35 The power resources approach 301Stefan Schmalz

‘This collection usefully and comprehensively pulls together key theoretical themes within the study of work and employment, which is a major achievement and of great value for anyone working in the field.’