Overview
- Focuses on the intertwining types of collective actors of workers’ representations at local, national and transnational levels
- Offers empirical results from over 70 interviews conducted at a wide range of MNCs and trade unions
- Analyses the role of German board level representation in the process of articulation
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
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).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Employee Representation in Multinational Companies
Book Subtitle: The Articulation of Interests in Multilevel Action Fields
Authors: Thomas Haipeter, Markus Hertwig, Sophie Rosenbohm
Translated by: Pete Burgess
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97559-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97558-0Published: 09 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07375-6Published: 21 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97559-7Published: 26 September 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 294
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership, Cross-Cultural Management, Employee Health and Wellbeing, Human Resource Development, Organization