The IRI and Its Swedish Connection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10892416 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benny Carlson (0000-0002-1414-4094, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 13-32 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Studies in Scandinavia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-8060 • E-ISSN: 0044-8060 |
| Publisher | Copenhagen Business School (PUBLISHER • DK) |
| DOI | 10.22439/asca.v39i1.4560 |
| OpenAlex | W1706304097 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Abshact: The story of the lntemational !11dustrial Relations Institute (!RI), its de facto leader Mary \/(I// Kleeck.from the U11ited States a11d it.f.first chairman Kerstin Hesselgren .from S111eden begim in 1925, 111hen the /RI was established at a congress for welfare and personnel 1vorkers i11 Holland. At .first the organization 111as focused on scien/ljlc management a11d industrial relations but duri11fi the Great Depression its activities began revolving around economic planning. The story of the !RI th11s reflects a shift in the approach to social engineering, from being a question of industrial relations to becoming a 111a1ter of economic plan-11ing. The present article also tries to answer the more precise question why some 20 Swedes first joined and then abandoned the organization
Connection (principal bundle · De facto · Economics · Management · Political science · Sociology · Welfare · Engineering · Industrial relations · International Labor and Employment Law · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Industrial Relations
| Highly cited | No |
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