The evolution of the modern workplace

Abstract

List of figures List of tables List of abbreviations List of contributors Preface 1. Researching the changing workplace William Brown and Paul Edwards 2. Competition and the retreat from collective bargaining William Brown, Alex Bryson and John Forth 3. Trade union decline and the economics of the workplace David G. Blanchflower and Alex Bryson 4. Employee representation Andy Charlwood and John Forth 5. Voice at the workplace: where do we find it, why is it there and where is it going? Paul Willman, Rafael Gomez and Alex Bryson 6. From industrial relations to human resource management: the changing role of the personnel function David Guest and Alex Bryson 7. High involvement management Stephen Wood and Alex Bryson 8. Conflict at work: the changing pattern of disputes Gill Dix, Keith Sisson and John Forth 9. Employees' experience of work Francis Green and Keith Whitfield 10. Equality and diversity at work Andrew Pendleton, Keith Whitfield and Alex Bryson 11. The changing use of contingent pay at the modern British workplace Shirley Dex and John Forth 12. Foreign ownership and industrial relations Tony Edwards and Janet Walsh 13. The public sector in transition Stephen Bach, Rebecca Kolins Givan and John Forth 14. Legal regulation and the changing workplace Linda Dickens and Mark Hall 15. Conclusion: the evolutionary process William Brown, Alex Bryson, John Forth and Keith Whitfield Technical appendix John Forth and Alex Bryson Bibliography Index.