Flexibility and Security within European Labor Markets
The Role of Local Bargaining and the “Trade-Offs” within Multinationals’ Subsidiaries in Belgium, Britain, and Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7801799 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valeria Pulignano (0000-0002-6466-491X, KU Leuven, corresponding author), Nadja Doerflinger (0000-0003-2894-6132, KU Leuven), Fabio De Franceschi (Valeria Pulignano is a Professor at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Nadja Doerflinger is affiliated with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Fabio De Franceschi is affiliated with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.), Fabio Franceschi (KU Leuven) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 605-630 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Industrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0019793916628862 |
| OpenAlex | W2287423861 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 31 |
In this comparative qualitative study, the authors examine how local bargaining shapes the trade-off between labor flexibility and employment security policies in four multinational subsidiaries in Belgium, Britain, and Germany. They also consider whether and how union power to shape flexibility and security policies is affected by national institutions, the way that multinationals organize their subsidiaries, and local contextual factors. Findings support this multilevel, interdependent framework. Trade-offs are shaped by differences in workers’ structural power in specific local subsidiaries. Differences in inter-subsidiary organizational configurations, markets, and technologies modify how unions can leverage collective resources to wield power in their relationship with management
Bargaining power · Business · Collective bargaining · Economic system · Economics · Flexibility (engineering) · Industrial organization · Interdependence · International trade · Labour economics · Leverage (statistics) · Management · Market economy · Microeconomics · Multinational corporation · Political science · Subsidiary · Employment and Welfare Studies · Finance · Labor Movements and Unions · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 1,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |