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Trust in Cross-national Labour Relations

A Case Study of an Anglo-Dutch European Works Council

Bibliographic Data

ID7772046
AuthorsAndrew R Timming (0000-0001-8773-8873, University of Manchester, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume25
Issue4
Pages505-516
Publication date2009-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Sociological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/esr/jcn065
OpenAlexW1970242315
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited40

Using in-depth case study research conducted at a UK-based European Works Council, this article explores the dynamics of cross-national trust relations between workers' representatives. The results of the study point to a deficiency of trust between the two largest national delegations of workers on the forum. I integrate the sociological theory of dramaturgy and the varieties of capitalism framework in order to explain this deficiency. It is argued that the weak relations of trust among the delegates stem from the competitive pressures of employment in a multinational firm, the corresponding parochial interest representation and the unequal power relations within the forum that derive from the contextual features of each delegation's national system of corporate governance. The prospects for building trust via reflexivity and learning are also considered.

Library science · Media studies · Political science · Sociology · Labor Movements and Unions · Social Capital and Networks · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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Unique citing works1
Citations per year0,11
Citation span2017 - 2017 (1)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1
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