New Patterns of Industrial Relations Practice in West Midlands Companies

Abstract

The advent of a worldwide economic recession has weakened union power and put pressure on management to increase efficiency or “die”. The emergence of Thatcherism has reinforced this. The study examines the impact of this new context on management attitudes, behaviour and overall style at the workplace level.

Citation

Black, J. and Ackers, P. (1988), "New Patterns of Industrial Relations Practice in West Midlands Companies", Management Research News, Vol. 11 No. 1/2, pp. 33-34. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb027949