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Institutions, unionization and voice: The relative impact of context and actors on firm level practice

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  • Chris Brewster

    (University of Reading, UK)

  • Geoffrey Wood

    (Warwick Business School, UK)

  • Marc Goergen

    (University of Cardiff, UK)

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Trade unions provide a voice in the way firms are run, an input into reward systems and increased security of employment. But these vary with national context. Using transnational survey evidence, this article explores the relative impact of setting, and of unions and collective bargaining, on these issues. It is found that, irrespective of context, organizations are significantly more likely to make use of compulsory redundancies in the absence of unions and collective bargaining. However, in other areas, the impact of unions appeared less pronounced than that of the wider context. The article explores the reasons behind this, and the broader policy implications thereof.

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  • Chris Brewster & Geoffrey Wood & Marc Goergen, 2015. "Institutions, unionization and voice: The relative impact of context and actors on firm level practice," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 36(2), pages 195-214, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecoind:v:36:y:2015:i:2:p:195-214
    DOI: 10.1177/0143831X13501004
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