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Online from: 1988
Subject Area: Industry and Public Sector Management
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| Title: | Trade unions and employment relations in the context of public sector change: The public sector, “old welfare states” and the politics of managerialism |
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| Author(s): | Miguel Martínez Lucio, (University of Bradford School of Management, Bradford, UK) |
| Citation: | Miguel Martínez Lucio, (2007) "Trade unions and employment relations in the context of public sector change: The public sector, “old welfare states” and the politics of managerialism", International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol. 20 Iss: 1, pp.5 - 15 |
| Keywords: | Industrial relations, Managerialism, Public sector organizations, Trade unions |
| Article type: | Case study |
| DOI: | 10.1108/09513550710722670 (Permanent URL) |
| Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
| Abstract: | Purpose – This paper aims to study the impact of new types of market-based management systems in Western European public sector industrial relations. Design/methodology/approach – It reviews the main literature on the topic and relevant policy texts. Findings – It points to the different dimensions of public sector change in terms of industrial relations and outlines some of the contradictory outcomes and ongoing continuities. Research limitations/implications – It is a general overview of key developments. Practical implications – It is relevant for a discussion of the general trends and dynamic of public sector industrial relations. Originality/value – It manages to take an overview of changes in the public sector and point to the uncertain development of a new market approach. |
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