Social Partnership at Work
Workplace Relations in Post-Unification Germany
1st Edition
Published on 25. February 1999
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-415-18950-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides the first comparative, in-depth analysis of workplace relations in East and West Germany. The author examines the success of the institutional transfer of West German labour organizations to East German workplaces in an effort to address questions central to the discussion of workplace relations in transitional economies, including:
* can capitalist labour institutions be imposed on a former communist workforce?
* what conditions determine the success or failure of these institutions?
* can 'social partnership' between capital and labour be learned?
* can capitalist labour institutions be imposed on a former communist workforce?
* what conditions determine the success or failure of these institutions?
* can 'social partnership' between capital and labour be learned?
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
38 s/w Tabellen
38 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-18950-7 (9780415189507)
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Content
Acknowledgements List of Tables and Figures 1. Introduction 2. Workplace Relations in the Former GDR Part I: The Institutional Setting: Transformation of Workplace Relations in East Germany 3. Transforming Socialist Workplace Relations: Co-operation or Subservience? 4. Social Partnership in the East German Clothing Industry 5. Transformation at Enterprise Level: The Case of Bodywear Part II: The Cultural Embeddedness of New Labour Institutions 6. Workers' Attitudes in Post-Socialist East Germany 7. Methodology of the Union Membership Surveys 8. Collective Commitment in East and West Part III: Explaining Participation in Collective Activities in Post-Socialism 9. Theories of Participation in Collective Activities 10. Determinants of Union Membership Participation in the East and West 11. Conclusion Notes Appendix Bibliography Index