Employee Relations: Volume 14 Issue 3

The International Transferability of Japanese Management Strategies: An Australian Perspective

Greg J. Bamber, Mark A. Shadur, Faith Howell

Discusses feasibility, desirability and value of Japanesemanagement strategies in a Western context. Major Japanese companies areat the leading edge in refining management…

Hotel and Catering Industry Employees′ Attitudes towards Trade Unions

Ian R. Macaulay, Roy C. Wood

Reports and analyses the findings of recent research undertaken infive Scottish centres to assess hotel and catering workers′ attitudes totrade unions. Initially, reviews the…

AIDS and Employment: Diagnosis and Prognosis

Derek Adam‐Smith, David Goss, Adele Sinclair, Gary Rees, Karen Meudell

The issue of AIDS/HIV is currently a concern of many employingorganizations. Considers the contextual factors which surround AIDS as aworkplace issue in terms of legislation…

Chinese Workers′ Attitudes towards Compensation Practices in the People′s Republic of China

Irene Hau‐siu Chow

Examines the compensation method used in state‐owned enterprises inthe People′s Republic of China. A questionnaire survey of 504 workers′attitudes towards compensation practices…

The Long and Winding Road: Tracking Employee Involvement at Brown′s Woven Carpets

Peter Ackers, Mick Marchington, Adrian Wilkinson, John Goodman

British industrial relations has changed greatly over the pastdecade. A central development has been management′s sponsorship of new,direct forms of employee involvement (EI) such…