Gambling partners? The risky outcomes of workplace partnerships
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2373201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean Jenkins (0000-0003-1231-9599, Cardiff University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 635-652 |
| Publication date | 2007-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work Employment and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0950017007082874 |
| OpenAlex | W2096350397 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 26 |
This article analyses the motivations and dynamics of union-management partnership at two manufacturing plants located in the industrial region of South Wales in the UK. Each plant was a subsidiary of an international parent corporation: one in the aluminium sector and one in autocomponents manufacture. For meaningful partnership to be achieved, it is assumed that both union and management partners engage in reciprocal elements of risk in the hope - or gamble - that mutually beneficial outcomes will be forthcoming. But this article will argue that the causal association between partnership and substantive outcomes is contested. It suggests that analysis of partnership should focus on the context in which it is found, the motivations of key actors, and the nature of reciprocal risk for labour and management, in order to gain optimum insight into modern industrial relations and illuminate the political implications for the collective representation of labour's interests in contemporary capitalist society
Business · Collective bargaining · Context (archaeology · Corporation · General partnership · Order (exchange · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Reciprocal · Reciprocity (cultural anthropology · Representation (politics · Social science · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Industrial Relations
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |