Working conditions, the logic of industrialism and the balance of social forces: exploring convergence and diversity across nations' manufacturing industry
Working conditions, the logic of industrialism and the balance of social forces: exploring convergence and diversity across nations' manufacturing industry
The past decade has seen much discussion about the scope for national distinctiveness in employment relations in the context of the globalisation of corporations and markets. This paper employs historical data on aspects of working conditions in eleven nations’ manufacturing sectors to comment on the impact of supposedly intensifying global pressures. With no historic convergence of working conditions evidenced by a statistical analysis, the paper turns to a preliminary econometric analysis to afford some purchase on the conditions which underpin continuing national distinctiveness. The results suggest that cross-national variation in the exposure of employees to managerial prerogative, whilst being far from the only influence, has played a substantial role in the shaping of working conditions.
[Centre on] Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance
Vernon, Guy
07d124b8-c898-476e-b342-bd2bacc4107d
August 1999
Vernon, Guy
07d124b8-c898-476e-b342-bd2bacc4107d
Vernon, Guy
(1999)
Working conditions, the logic of industrialism and the balance of social forces: exploring convergence and diversity across nations' manufacturing industry
(SKOPE Research Papers, 2)
Oxford, UK.
[Centre on] Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance
30pp.
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The past decade has seen much discussion about the scope for national distinctiveness in employment relations in the context of the globalisation of corporations and markets. This paper employs historical data on aspects of working conditions in eleven nations’ manufacturing sectors to comment on the impact of supposedly intensifying global pressures. With no historic convergence of working conditions evidenced by a statistical analysis, the paper turns to a preliminary econometric analysis to afford some purchase on the conditions which underpin continuing national distinctiveness. The results suggest that cross-national variation in the exposure of employees to managerial prerogative, whilst being far from the only influence, has played a substantial role in the shaping of working conditions.
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Published date: August 1999
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/47195
ISSN: 1466-1535
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