Purpose–Vulnerability is a concept that lies at the core of the most prevalent academic trust
definitions. Accordingly, a vast amount of scholars refers to vulnerability when studying trust …

This article presents a detailed review of the vast partnership literature that has emerged in
the UK between 1998 and 2008. It begins by examining definitions of partnership, and …

This collection examines the significance of partnership-based approaches to the
modernization of employment relations. Drawing from the work of leading researchers the …

Though the notion of union-management partnership commands an extensive body of
literature, little is known about non-union partnership arrangements. This article addresses …

This paper examines the potential for workplace partnership to produce mutual gains
through the implementation of high-performance, flexible-working initiatives. Using a large …

The long-term decline of trade unionism in the UK is particularly evident in the private sector,
where collective bargaining is now a feature of only a very small number of workplaces (van …

This paper explores employee participation in three healthcare organisations by focusing on
the perspectives of senior managers and employees in a community health service, an …

This article analyses the motivations and dynamics of union—management partnership at
two manufacturing plants located in the industrial region of South Wales in the UK. Each …

This article explores the way that the British New Labour Government (1997–2010) sought
to craft a modernised approach to employment relations through the means of 'soft …

Following the agenda for partnership research set out recently in this journal,'exemplar'case
studies from the automotive and civil aviation industries are subject to the litmus (process) …