摘要:

Most industrialised countries in conditions of intensive, global economic competition recognise the central importance of workforces with adequate levels of education and skills. This article compares the educational and training outcomes during the critical school‐to‐work transition period in two countries with very different institutional arrangements–the USA and Ge

ISSN:0019-8692    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2338.1993.tb00664.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Britain has experienced a dramatic relative deterioration in workforce quality and productivity. This is seen as a central element in national economic decline. Current analysis assumes that this is essentially a supply‐side problem. Here it is argued that deficiencies in demand have been more important in preventing the emergence of a better‐trained and more productive workforce. The re‐emphasis on demand‐side failure has implications for analysis and policy at macro and micro

ISSN:0019-8692    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2338.1993.tb00665.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This article examines some institutional‐political explanations for the revival of self‐employment in seventeen OECD countries since the 1970s. The empirical analysis suggests that cross‐country differences in the self‐employment rate are partly explained by the generosity of unemployment insurance schemes, left party strength, the size of the state sector, as well as general economic con

ISSN:0019-8692    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2338.1993.tb00666.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

An examination of the Italian system of workplace trade unionism and industrial relations reveals an interaction of legal protection and union and managerial behaviour that has contributed to the rapid development of local bargaining. Both this and the recent problems of union representativeness have implications for British students.

ISSN:0019-8692    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2338.1993.tb00667.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

In Britain, in July 1990, there were five women general secretaries, all of these had come into post since 1985. This article explores the negotiating context and styles of these leaders from a gender management perspective, paying particular attention to the danger of convergence contained in situations where male trade union leaders greatly outnumber their female counterparts.

ISSN:0019-8692    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2338.1993.tb00668.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Book reviewed in this article:Business Transfers and Employee RightsJohn McMullen ButterworthsHarmonization and Hazard: Regulating Workplace Health and Safety in the European CommunityRobert Baldwin and Terence Daintith (Eds.)EC Social Policy and 1992: Laws, Cases and MaterialsUnion of Parts: Labor Politics in Postwar GermanyKathleen A. ThelenThe Power to Manage? Employers and Industrial Relations in Comparative Historical ContextS. Tolliday and J. Zeitlin (Eds.)Trouble on Board: The Plight of International SeafarersPaul K. Chapman (Introduction by Clifford B. Donn)Markets, Firms and the Management of Labour in Modern Britain. Howard GospelHard Cheese: A Study of Hotel and Catering Employment in ScotlandIan R. Macaulay and Roy C. WoodWorking Miracles: Experiences of Jobs and ChildcareUsha Brown and Louise Tait Scottish

ISSN:0019-8692    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2338.1993.tb00669.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY