Liberalization, flexibility and industrial relations institutions
Evidence from Italian and Greek banking
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2373722 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andreas Kornelakis (0000-0003-1569-3367, University of Sussex, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 40-57 |
| Publication date | 2014-02-01 |
| 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 | 10.1177/0950017012466930 |
| OpenAlex | W2154359529 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 45 |
The article seeks to explain how institutions change within varieties of capitalism, focusing on an important institution for the world of work: wage bargaining. Although there is a widespread expectation that liberalization and firms' needs for flexibility brings convergence to the liberal market model of decentralized industrial relations, recent literature suggests that diversity persists and that there are a range of different responses. This article contributes to the debate by applying a coalitional perspective to highlight the factors that influence divergent trajectories of change in wage bargaining. The case studies of Italian and Greek banking suggest that the existence of 'employer associability' may moderate decentralizing tendencies and facilitate the reform of industrial relations institutions, while 'labour-state coalitions' are critical for the survival of institutions. Finally, the article discusses the findings in relation to wider debates in the comparative political economy of work
Capitalism · Collective bargaining · Convergence (economics · Diversity (politics · Economic system · Economics · Flexibility (engineering · Institution · Liberalization · Macroeconomics · Management · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Wage · Work (physics · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Industrial relations · Labor Movements and Unions · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |