This article reviews the state of Irish industrial relations in light of the current economic crisis.
It argues that social partnership, paradoxically, was rooted in the continuation of a tradition …

Employee voice has been an enduring theme within the employment relations literature.
This article profiles the incidence of a range of direct and indirect employee voice …

New industrial centres are emerging in the so-called BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India,
and China), where large numbers of plants have been constructed in recent years, creating …

Purpose–This paper aims to examine the impact of the global financial crisis on human
resource management (HRM) in multinational companies (MNCs) in Ireland. It focuses on …

Trade unions have repeatedly been challenged by neoliberal programmes implemented
within Member States of the European Union (EU) and at the European level. The …

There is a critical need for fresh research into multinational enterprises (MNEs) because
they 'disproportionately influence the direction of change'in the management of people (Batt …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advance a conceptual analytical framework to help
explain employment regulation as a dynamic process shaped by institutions and actors. The …

Traditionally, scholars have characterised the Irish system of industrial relations as a
'voluntarist'regime, as employment conditions tend to be set by 'free'collective bargaining …

Since 1987 trade unions have been a key party to social partnership agreements in Ireland.
Theoretical and empirical studies of corporatism point to positive outcomes for trade unions …

This paper offers a critical evaluation of recent Irish industrial policy (IP) experience. It
argues that whilst Ireland managed to get some things “right” through its IP, substantial …