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European Works Councils: representing workers on the periphery
John Stirling, Ian FitzgeraldThis article presents the results of a survey of European Works Council (EWC) delegates in multinational companies in the North East of England. It uses empirical data from a…
The fad motif in management scholarship
David CollinsThis paper offers a critical reappraisal of the nature and significance of guru theory. Noting that critical scholars of management have sought to dismiss guru theory as an…
A coincidence of needs?: Employers and full‐time students
Susan Curtis, Rosemary LucasEmployers’ demands for cheap and flexible labour which can multi‐task, make decisions and act responsibly are being met by an increasing supply of students to the part‐time labour…
Decision‐taking on human resource issues: Practices in building and civil engineering companies in Europe and their industrial relations consequences
Richard Croucher, Jan DrukerThe article examines decision‐taking in European construction companies. It confirms the increasing importance of MNEs in the industry. The extent to which corporate…
Casual workers: still marginal after all these years?
Patricia Leighton, Richard W. PainterThe recent House of Lords decision in Carmichael v. National Power plc decided that a casual/zero‐hours worker was self‐employed and thus excluded from most of the basic…
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