Employer organisations and the literature examining them have transformed since their
inception in the 19th century. We systematically review this literature and the evolving role of …

This article examines the collective, member-based employers' associations in the UK that
regulate the employment relationship by participating in collective bargaining. The main …

Focusing on employers' organizations in the United Kingdom, this article contributes to the
literature on employer interest representation by advancing three interrelated arguments …

In this paper, we advance a specific understanding of concept of logic of membership in a
meta-organizational setting by building on the literature on organizational membership and …

The concept of countervailing power has been used to suggest that the power of unions
explains the origins and development of employers' organisations (EOs). However, unions …

The literature has shown that, much the same as other employers in southern Europe, the
Spanish employers' peak association, the Spanish Confederation of Employers' …

This article examines employers' organisations in the United Kingdom, drawing upon 70
interviews and a new dataset encompassing 447 employers' organisations. The article's …

This paper identifies four roles of contemporary European EmployersOrganisations.
European EmployersOrganisations are lobbyists in Brussels that represent the interests of …

Employers' Organizations (EOs) were key actors within the post-war political economies of
Western countries. But as collective Employment Relations declined, a corresponding EO …

The article examines the quality and appropriateness of the data available to measure firms'
affiliation to employer associations (EAs). We find large discrepancies in affiliation rates …