Neil Ritson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4368543 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Neil Ritson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Neil |
| FAMILY NAME | Ritson |
| SIGNATURE | RITSON N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lincoln University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7650-7498 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Employer associations
This paper makes two major contributions: firstly, following on recent research, it offers a more detailed critical analysis of the historical role and structure of Employers’ Associations (EAs), concentrating on a detailed analysis of the range of member services offered by a local Employers’ Association within the Engineering Employers Federation (the EEF) during the 1970s. This focus is in contrast to the literature which has concentrated on t…
Purposive derecognition? Empirical evidence of managerial strategy
Various authors have referred to the use of ‘purposive’ or ‘strategic’ approach to proactively excluding trade unions from collective bargaining. The assumption has been that exclusion is an end in itself, a return to managerial prerogative, a move back from involvement with trade unions. However, there is a ‘lacuna’ of research into negotiating processes. This research study aims to fill that lacuna in using a case in the UK where access was giv…
Productivity, craftwork and flexibility
Using original documents, this paper describes and analyses the case study of one of the productivity bargaining agreements from a leading exponent of productivity bargaining, Mobil’s Coryton Refinery. As well as being important in the UK oil industry these agreements spread throughout the economy. They resulted in major concessions by the unions to relax inter-craft and craft-production trade boundaries and to changes in work methods. These are …
An American oil multinational in the U.K
This paper is a case study chronicling and analyzing the strategic considerations given to industrial relations in a proposal to develop a coherent and deliberate strategy for industrial relations by the U.K. subsidiary of an American multinational oil company. The study is based on interviews and substantial internal documents provided by the case study managers. This represents a unique illustration as to the extent a major company goes through…
Industrial relations strategy and construction in the UK oil industry
This paper is a case study chronicling and analyzing the strategic considerations given to industrial relations in a proposal to upgrade and renew a major production unit in a UK oil refinery. The study is based on interviews and substantial internal documents provided by the case study managers. This represents a unique illustration as to the extent a company goes through in considering the way in which a major capital project needs to consider …
Diffusion of labor agreements
There has to date been no in-depth analysis of the way in which industrial relations practices – in particular labor agreements – diffuse vertically through an organization and horizontally through an economy. This is despite the titles of empirical research in this area. This process of diffusion however, is both an important and yet neglected area of theory. The theory of the diffusion of innovations can be applied to the empirical findings her…
Trade union recognition by MNCs
Recently, there has been a move to use a ‘fine-grained’ approach to the study of the multinational companies (MNCs). In this paper, we examine in depth a significant part of the maintenance activities in the process plants of petrochemical MNCs in the UK. While the MNCs have de-recognized their internal trade unions, and out-sourced maintenance to on-site contractors, we find that such work is still linked to trade union recognition. In this sect…
American multi-national corporations in the UK oil industry
There is a significant literature around the idea that American multi-national corporations (MNCs) diffuse a ‘country of origin’ effect which claims the export from America of an individualistic ideology comprising distinctive employment practices based on the national business system. This literature usually conflates the sector of the firms, but recently several critiques have emerged which limit the discussion to discrete sectors (generically …
Derecognising Unions and Centralising Bargaining
There has been a recent rise in employers derecognising unions. The oil and chemical industries have been identified as critical for the analysis and practice of derecognition. This paper presents data showing that major oil and chemical firms have, on the one hand, derecognised unions for key internal staff, but on the other hand, have enforced a centralised bargaining framework for their on-site contractors engaged in the out-sourced repair, ma…
Derecognising Unions and Centralising Bargaining
There has been a recent rise in employers derecognising unions. The oil and chemical industries have been identified as critical for the analysis and practice of derecognition. This paper presents data showing that major oil and chemical firms have, on the one hand, derecognised unions for key internal staff, but on the other hand, have enforced a centralised bargaining framework for their on-site contractors engaged in the out-sourced repair, ma…
Trade union recognition by MNCs
Recently, there has been a move to use a ‘fine-grained’ approach to the study of the multinational companies (MNCs). In this paper, we examine in depth a significant part of the maintenance activities in the process plants of petrochemical MNCs in the UK. While the MNCs have de-recognized their internal trade unions, and out-sourced maintenance to on-site contractors, we find that such work is still linked to trade union recognition. In this sect…
American multi-national corporations in the UK oil industry
There is a significant literature around the idea that American multi-national corporations (MNCs) diffuse a ‘country of origin’ effect which claims the export from America of an individualistic ideology comprising distinctive employment practices based on the national business system. This literature usually conflates the sector of the firms, but recently several critiques have emerged which limit the discussion to discrete sectors (generically …
Diffusion of labor agreements
There has to date been no in-depth analysis of the way in which industrial relations practices – in particular labor agreements – diffuse vertically through an organization and horizontally through an economy. This is despite the titles of empirical research in this area. This process of diffusion however, is both an important and yet neglected area of theory. The theory of the diffusion of innovations can be applied to the empirical findings her…
Derecognising Unions and Centralising Bargaining
There has been a recent rise in employers derecognising unions. The oil and chemical industries have been identified as critical for the analysis and practice of derecognition. This paper presents data showing that major oil and chemical firms have, on the one hand, derecognised unions for key internal staff, but on the other hand, have enforced a centralised bargaining framework for their on-site contractors engaged in the out-sourced repair, ma…
American multi-national corporations in the UK oil industry
There is a significant literature around the idea that American multi-national corporations (MNCs) diffuse a ‘country of origin’ effect which claims the export from America of an individualistic ideology comprising distinctive employment practices based on the national business system. This literature usually conflates the sector of the firms, but recently several critiques have emerged which limit the discussion to discrete sectors (generically …
Trade union recognition by MNCs
Recently, there has been a move to use a ‘fine-grained’ approach to the study of the multinational companies (MNCs). In this paper, we examine in depth a significant part of the maintenance activities in the process plants of petrochemical MNCs in the UK. While the MNCs have de-recognized their internal trade unions, and out-sourced maintenance to on-site contractors, we find that such work is still linked to trade union recognition. In this sect…
Diffusion of labor agreements
There has to date been no in-depth analysis of the way in which industrial relations practices – in particular labor agreements – diffuse vertically through an organization and horizontally through an economy. This is despite the titles of empirical research in this area. This process of diffusion however, is both an important and yet neglected area of theory. The theory of the diffusion of innovations can be applied to the empirical findings her…
An American oil multinational in the U.K
This paper is a case study chronicling and analyzing the strategic considerations given to industrial relations in a proposal to develop a coherent and deliberate strategy for industrial relations by the U.K. subsidiary of an American multinational oil company. The study is based on interviews and substantial internal documents provided by the case study managers. This represents a unique illustration as to the extent a major company goes through…
Industrial relations strategy and construction in the UK oil industry
This paper is a case study chronicling and analyzing the strategic considerations given to industrial relations in a proposal to upgrade and renew a major production unit in a UK oil refinery. The study is based on interviews and substantial internal documents provided by the case study managers. This represents a unique illustration as to the extent a company goes through in considering the way in which a major capital project needs to consider …
Purposive derecognition? Empirical evidence of managerial strategy
Various authors have referred to the use of ‘purposive’ or ‘strategic’ approach to proactively excluding trade unions from collective bargaining. The assumption has been that exclusion is an end in itself, a return to managerial prerogative, a move back from involvement with trade unions. However, there is a ‘lacuna’ of research into negotiating processes. This research study aims to fill that lacuna in using a case in the UK where access was giv…
Productivity, craftwork and flexibility
Using original documents, this paper describes and analyses the case study of one of the productivity bargaining agreements from a leading exponent of productivity bargaining, Mobil’s Coryton Refinery. As well as being important in the UK oil industry these agreements spread throughout the economy. They resulted in major concessions by the unions to relax inter-craft and craft-production trade boundaries and to changes in work methods. These are …
Employer associations
This paper makes two major contributions: firstly, following on recent research, it offers a more detailed critical analysis of the historical role and structure of Employers’ Associations (EAs), concentrating on a detailed analysis of the range of member services offered by a local Employers’ Association within the Engineering Employers Federation (the EEF) during the 1970s. This focus is in contrast to the literature which has concentrated on t…
Business (8 works) · Labor Movements and Unions (8 works) · Economics (6 works) · Economy (5 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Industrial organization (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Management (4 works) · Multinational corporation (4 works)