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Trade unions and partnership in the health service

Trade unions and partnership in the health service Contributes to the social partnership debate by exploring ways in which inter and intra-union relations influence the development of partnership within a National Health Service Trust, by using observation techniques, focus groups and semi-structured interviews involving ancillary workgroup members, shop stewards and managers (conducted in 1998). Argues, on an empirical basis, that union relationships may both facilitate and constrain management decision making and, ultimately, the implementation of policy. Views, conceptually, the parties' understanding of partnership as changing over time, within a context that is contradictory; with management, trade union representatives and employees developing competing perspectives on "social partnership", in part as a response to, and in turn recreating, a pluralistic workplace environment. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Employee Relations: An International Journal Emerald Publishing

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2000 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0142-5455
DOI
10.1108/01425450010340335
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Abstract

Contributes to the social partnership debate by exploring ways in which inter and intra-union relations influence the development of partnership within a National Health Service Trust, by using observation techniques, focus groups and semi-structured interviews involving ancillary workgroup members, shop stewards and managers (conducted in 1998). Argues, on an empirical basis, that union relationships may both facilitate and constrain management decision making and, ultimately, the implementation of policy. Views, conceptually, the parties' understanding of partnership as changing over time, within a context that is contradictory; with management, trade union representatives and employees developing competing perspectives on "social partnership", in part as a response to, and in turn recreating, a pluralistic workplace environment.

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Employee Relations: An International Journal – Emerald Publishing

Published: Aug 1, 2000

Keywords: Empowerment; Communications; Motivation; Public sector; National Health Service

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