Flexibility Agreements and their Significance in the Increase in Productivity in British Manufacturing Since 1980
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2375159 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Marsden (0000-0001-7747-8377, Department of Industrial Relations London School of Economics Houghton Street LONDON WC2A 2AE Institute of Manpower Studies Univesity of Sussex BRIGHTON BN1 9RH), Marc Thompson (Department of Industrial Relations London School of Economics Houghton Street LONDON WC2A 2AE Institute of Manpower Studies Univesity of Sussex BRIGHTON BN1 9RH) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-104 |
| Publication date | 1990-03-01 |
| 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 | 10.1177/0950017090004001005 |
| OpenAlex | W2129347125 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 7 |
Flexibility agreements have increased in frequency since the 1970s, and so have coincided with the increase in labour productivity in British manufacturing since then. This article analyses the content and extent of a sample of flexibility agreements culled from the specialist industrial relations press, and taking these with evidence from many other sources, seeks to interpret their nature and significance in industrial relations change, and to assess their possible contribution to the manufacturing productivity increase. The evidence suggests that they were genuine agreements, and that although not themselves directly responsible for many of the changes observed, they have often facilitated other changes in working methods
Business · Economics · Flexibility (engineering · Industrial organization · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Management · Manufacturing · Productivity · Sample (material · Labor Movements and Unions · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Industrial Relations · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2023 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |