Employee Relations: An International Journal

Preece, David A.

1987 Employee Relations: An International Journal

doi: 10.1108/eb055094

Following extensive research at a company in the printing industry, management is concluded to have operated in an unimaginative way towards the introduction of new technology. Conversely, recent publications on the subject have emphasised its flexibility, and the extent to which there is some degree of choice inherent in the redesign of work in such circumstances. Moreover, workers may also resist managerial changes especially those which attempt to deskill their jobs at the point of production.

Woodward, Sally; Williams, Allan P.O.

1987 Employee Relations: An International Journal

doi: 10.1108/eb055095

Despite numerous exhortations by a variety of professional organisations and trade unions, many companies still fail to involve their employees in any meaningful way. How an employee opinion survey conducted during a period of work redesign not only enables employees to contribute to the process, but also provides useful information for management and trade unions is shown. The survey also facilitates the constructive exploration of differences between the parties.

Stirling, John; Mellor, Mary; Hannah, Janet

1987 Employee Relations: An International Journal

doi: 10.1108/eb055096

For many, cooperatives represent a challenge to existing systems of industrial relations and organisation structure. However, many of the cooperatives which have been formed in recent years do not approximate to this vision, since they have not been set up from an ideological standpoint. Cooperatives can be divided into three types small business participative ideological. It is also important to evaluate their development against the reasons for their evolution. Indeed, the new cooperatives are ideologically diverse, organisationally different, and a considerable way off being the job generators of the future.