Industrial relations (or employment relations) explores the complex relationships among employers and employees, the government, and unions. This field covers a number of different disciplines, including law, economics and psychology.
This guide is best used as a starting place to help you find information on labour associations and organizations, employment laws, collective bargaining and agreements. We'll connect you with a variety of information sources, including books, scholarly/research articles, news, articles, data and more that explore the many and varied aspects of industrial relations.
Assesses some of the rhetorical claims made about gig work and appraises the ramifications for individuals, employers and the economy and society in general of an increasingly insecure workforce.
Translates years of experience, with the help of interesting vignettes, real life examples and connections with popular culture, into a critical understanding of the topic that brings the field to life.
Mistreatment can be damaging to the individual as well as to the organization. Includes critical topics on customer mistreatment, aggression in the workplace, incivility, and workplace ostracism.
Helps readers understand the complex and sometimes controversial field of Industrial Relations, by using just the right blend of practice, process, and theory. The text engages business students with diverse backgrounds and teaches them how an understanding of this field will help them become better managers.
Focuses on critical issues surrounding work and labour in Canada. It examines changes to the labour market and in the workplace, with a strong empirical component based upon the most recent Statistics Canada data.
Organized into four interrelated sections theorizing industrial relations: perspectives and approaches; the actors in industrial relations; industrial relations processes; and industrial relations outcomes.
Reveals how Ford was ahead of other modern visionaries and discusses why the very ideas that made his company such a success were abandoned in his own country, and why they finally found acceptance in Japan.
Associations and other organizations often provide news, statistics, research, and other resources related to the focus of the organization. While some resources may be limited to members only, they often make some information available openly.
