Book Reviews

Book review in this article: The Dynamics of Employee Relations Paul Blyton and Peter Turnbull Banking on Flexibility: A comparison of flexible employment in retail banking in Britain and France Jacqueline O'Reilly New Impacts on Industrial Relations S. Tokunage, N. Altmann, and H. Demes (Eds) Managing Human Resources and Industrial Relations John Storey and Keith Sisson Managing Reward Systems Michael Armstrong Human Resource Management: Key Concepts and Skills P. B. Beaumont Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice John Bratton and Jeffrey Gold Stress in Academic Life—The Mental Assembly Line Shirley Fisher Trade Unions in the European Union: A Handbook Wolfgang Lecher (Ed) Labour Law and Freedom: Further Essays in Labour Law Lord Wedderburn Employment Law Christopher Waud Essentials of Employment Law David Lewis Trade Unions, Employers and the Law Gillian Morris and Timothy Archer     

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Book reviewed in this article: Privatisation and Employment Relations: The Case of the Water Industry Julia O'Connell Davidson Mansell The Trade Union Question in British Politics Robert Taylor Trade Union Behaviour, Pay Bargaining and Economic Performance Robert J. Flanagan, Karl Ove Moene and Michael Wallerstein Dock Strike: Conflict and Restructuring in Britain's Ports Peter Turnbull, Charles Woolfson and John Kelly Avebury/Gower Building the union: Skilled Workers and Anglo-Gaelic Immigrants in the Rise of the UAW Union Business: Trade Union Organisation and Financial Reform in the Thatcher Years P. Willman, T. Morris and B. Aston Power and Profit: Politics, Labour and Business in South Africa Duncan Innis, Matthew Kentridge, Helene Perold, (Eds.) Japanization At Work John Bratton Retraining - not Redundancy: Innovative approaches to industrial restructuring in Germany and France Gerhard Bosch International Institute for Labour Studies Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Great Britain (2nd Ed.) Bob Hepple and Sandra Fredman Industrial Law (5th edition) I T Smith; John C Wood Labour Law: Management Decisions and Workers' Right     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Industrial Relations Practices of Foreign-Owned Firms in Britain Peter J Buckley and Peter Enderwick Japanese Participation in British Industry John H Dunning Employee Consultation and Information in Multinational Corporations edited by Jacques Vandamme The Transformation of American Industrial Relations Thomas A Kochan, Harry C Katz and Robert B McKersie The Making of Labour Law in Europe edited by Bob Hepple Mansell Management and Society in Sweden Peter Lawrence and Tony Spybey Routledge and Kegan Paul The Trade Union Situation and Industrial Relations in Hungary The Trade Union Situation and Industrial Relations in Norway The Trade Union Situation and Industrial Relations in Spain The Trade Union Situation and Industrial Relations in Yugoslavia Labor-Owned Firms and Workers' Cooperatives S Jansson and A B Hellmark (eds) Towards a Democratic Rationality The Cooperative Workplace—potentials and dilemmas of organizational democracy and participation J Rothschild and J Allen Whitt Power and Performance in Organisations: An Exploration of Executive Process I Mangham Warwick Papers in Industrial Relations—School of Industrial and Business Studies, Industrial Relations Research Unit, University of Warwick     

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The Contentious Alliance: Trade Unions and the Labour Party Lewis Minkin Trade Unions in British Politics–the first 200 years Ben Pimlott and Chris Cook (eds.) The Permanent Revolution? Conservative Law and the Trade Unions John McIlroy Taming the Trade Unions: a Guide to the Thatcher Government's Employment Reforms, 1980–1990 , Charles G. Hanson Industrial Sociology and Economic Crisis John Eldridge, Peter Cressey and John MacInnes Making their Way, Education, Training and the Labour Market in Canada and Britain D. Ashton and G. Lowe (eds.) Training and its Alternatives D. Gleeson (ed.) Working Together: Labour-management cooperation in training and in technological and other changes Alan Gladstone and Muneto Ozaki, (eds.) Training for Older People: A Handbook Peter C. Plett and Brenda T. Lester Vulnerable Workers: psychosocial and legal issues , Marilyn J. Davidson and Jill Earnshaw (eds.) Business and Politics: A Comparative Introduction , (2nd. edn.) Graham K. Wilson Industrial Relations at Work: The Australian Workplace Industrial Relations Survey Callus R., Morehead A., Cully M and Buchanan J. Comparative Industrial Relations: Contemporary Research and Theory Roy J. Adams (ed.) A Handbook of Dispute Resolution–ADR in Action Karl J. Mackie Negotiation from Theory to Practice Jacques Rojot The Mediator Revisited: Profile of a Profession 1960s and 1985 Ruth F. Necheles-Jansyn Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Industrialised Market Economies Roger Blanpain (General Editor)     

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Book reviewed in this article: Global Japanisation?: The Transformation of the Labour Process Tony Elger & Chris Smith (Eds.) Organized Labor in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Comparative Study of Trade Unions in Nine Countries Stephen Frenkel (Ed.) Human Resource Management on the Pacific Rim: Institutions, Practices and Attitudes Larry F. Moore and P. Devereaux Jennings (Eds.) Management in China during the Age of Reform John Child Industrial Restructuring in Mexico: Corporate Adaptation, Technological Innovation, and Changing Patterns of Industrial Relations in Monterrey María de los Angeles Pozas. Translated by Aníbal Yáñez The Struggle for Australian Industrial Relations Braham Dabscheck Irish Industrial Relations in Practice Thomas V. Murphy and William K. Roche (Eds.)     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Future of European Social Policy (second revised edition) Lammy Betten (Ed.) Employment Rights in Britain and Europe: Selected Papers in Labour Law Lord Wedderburn Unemployment and Labour Market Flexibility: Austria Ewald Walterskirchen Japan and the Global Economy: Issues and Trends in the 1990s Jonathan Morris (Ed.) Growth through Competition, Competition through Growth: Strategic Management and the Economy in Japan Hiroyuki Odagiri Training at Work: a Critical Analysis of Policy and Practice Jeff Hyman The Impact of Demographic Change on Training-A Cross European Comparison Nina West Contemporary British Industrial Relations Sid Kessler and Fred Bayliss Rethinking Labour Management Relations, The case for Arbitration Christopher J. Bruce and Jo Carby Hall The New Politics of British Trade Unionism , David Marsh The History of the Transport and General Workers’ Union, Volume I parts 1 and 2, 1870–1911 From Forerunners to Federation; 1912–1922 From Federation to Amalgamation Ken Coates and Tony Topham (Eds.) An Introduction to Industrial Relations Michael P Jackson In the Way of Women: Men's resistance to Sex Equality in Organizations Cynthia Cockburn Working in Hotels Roy C. Wood Engineers and Professional Self-Regulation: from the Finniston Committee to the Engineering Council Grant Jordan     

Employment law and The European Community: review article

Book reviewed in this article: Business Transfers and Employee Rights John McMullen Butterworths Harmonization and Hazard: Regulating Workplace Health and Safety in the European Community Robert Baldwin and Terence Daintith (Eds.) EC Social Policy and 1992: Laws, Cases and Materials Union of Parts: Labor Politics in Postwar Germany Kathleen A. Thelen The Power to Manage? Employers and Industrial Relations in Comparative Historical Context S. Tolliday and J. Zeitlin (Eds.) Trouble on Board: The Plight of International Seafarers Paul K. Chapman (Introduction by Clifford B. Donn) Markets, Firms and the Management of Labour in Modern Britain . Howard Gospel Hard Cheese: A Study of Hotel and Catering Employment in Scotland Ian R. Macaulay and Roy C. Wood Working Miracles: Experiences of Jobs and Childcare Usha Brown and Louise Tait Scottish     

Book Reviews

Ballots and Trade Union Democracy: Roger Undy and Roderick Morton, Innovation and Management Control: Labour Relations at BL Cars: Paul Willman and Graham Winch, Dismissed: A Study of Unfair Dismissal and the Industrial Tribunal System: L. Dickens, M. Jones, B. Weekes and M. Hart. The Law of Unfair Dismissal (2nd Edition): Steven D. Anderman, Unions and Economic Crisis: Britain, West Germany and Sweden: P. Gourevitch, A. Martin, G. Ross, S. Bornstein, A. Markovits and C. Allen. Allen and Unwin Skilled Workers in the Class Structure: Roger Penn, Capitalism, Class Conflict and the New Middle Class: Robert Carter, Routledge and Kegan Paul, Managing Workforce Reduction: M. Cross (ed), Groom Helm, Redundancy in the 1980s: A. Gordon, Gower, Industrial Relations and the Law in the 1980s: Issues and Future Trends: Patricia Fosh and Craig R. Littler (eds), Fighting Closures: De-industrialization and the Trade Unions 1979–83: Hugo Levie, Denis Gregory and Nick Lorentzen (Eds.) The Awkward Warrior, Frank Cousins: His Life and Times: Geoffrey Goodman,     

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Book Reviewed in this article: Corporate Governance and Labour Management: an International Comparison Howard Gospel and Andrew Pendleton (eds) Employment Relations and the Health Service: the Management of Reforms Stephen Bach Union Organisation and Activity John Kelly and Paul Willman (eds)     

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Book reviewed in this article: European Industrial Relations: the Challenge of Flexibility Guido Baglioni and Colin Crouch (Eds.) Labor Relations in Europe: a History of Issues and Developments Hans Slomp Greenwood Non-Standard Forms of Employment in Europe. Part-time Work, Fixed Term Contracts and Temporary Work Contracts Partial Unemployment: The Regulation of Short-Time Working in Britain Erika M. Szyszczak A Portrait of Pay, 1970–1982: An Analysis of the New Earnings Survey M. B. Gregory and A. W. J. Thomson, (Eds.) Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Policy in the Nordic Countries L. Calmfors (Ed.) Macroeconomics and the Wage Bargain: A Modern Approach to Employment, Inflation and the Exchange Rate W. Carlin and D. Unemployment and Wage Determination in Europe B. Holmlund and K. G. Lofgren (Eds.) Labor Economics: A Comparative Text Robert F. Elliot Trade Unions and Their Members P. Fosh and E. Heery (Eds.) The Sexuality of Organization J. Hearn, L. Sheppard, P. Tancred-Sheriff and G. Burrell (Eds.) Reshaping Work: The Cadbury Experience C. Smith, J. Child and M. Rowlinson Information Technology in European Services: Towards a Microelectronic Future John Child and Ray Loveridge     

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Books reviewed: Industrial Relations in Central and Eastern Europe: Transformation and Integration. A Comparison of the Eight New Member States
Heribert Kohl and Hans‐Wolfgang Platzer (eds)
ETUI, 2004, 422 pp., ‰27.00 Union Organisation and Activity
John Kelly and Paul Willman (eds)
Routledge, 2004, xvi + 187 pp., £65.00 (hardback), £25.00 (paperback) Gender, Diversity and Trade Unions
Fiona Colgan and Sue Ledwith (eds)
Routledge, 2002, xv + 320 pp., £70.00     

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Book reviewed in this article: Industry and Society in Europe: Stability and Change in Britain, Germany and France Christel Lane Labour Relations and Political Change in Eastern Europe John Thirkell, Richard Scase, Sarah Vickerstaff (Eds.) Politics and Ideology in the Italian Workers’ Movement Gino Bedani The Puzzle of Strikes: Class and State Strategies in Postwar Italy Roberto Franzosi The Politics of Quality in the Public Sector Ian Kirkpatrick & Miguel Martinez Lucio (Eds.) Making Quality Critical: New Perspectives on Organizational Change Adrian Wilkinson & Hugh Willmott (Eds.) Cold War in the Working Class: The Rise and Decline of the United Electrical Workers Ronald Filippelli and Mark McColloch The New Industrial Relations In Australia Ian Hunt and Chris Provis (Eds) Mediation of Industrial Disputes Macken, J. J. and Gregory, G. Negotiation as a Social Process Kramer, R. M. and Messick, D. M. (Eds.)     

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Corporatism and Accountability: Organised Interests in British Public Life Colin Crouch and Ronald Dore Trade Union Theory from Marx to Walesa John A Moses Labour Relations in Eastern Europe: Organisational Design and Dynamics K. Petrov and J. E. M. Thirkell State Capitalism and Working Class Radicalism in the French Aircraft Industry Herrick Chapman Industrial Relations and Politics in Britain 1880–1989 John Sheldrake Legislating for Conflict Simon Auerbach The Right to Strike K. D. Ewing Productivity Growth in Japan and the United States Charles R. Hulten (ed.) Industrial Harmony in Modern Japan: The Invention of Tradition W. Dean Kinzley Cases in Organizational Development Alan M. Glassman & Thomas G. Cummings Multinational Banks and their Social and Labour Practices     

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Books reviewed: Alan Campbell, Nina Fishman, and John McIlroy, British Trade Unions and Industrial Politics Vol I: The Post‐War Compromise, 1945–64. Vol II: The High Tide of Trade Unionism, 1964–79 Jack Eaton, Comparative Employment Relations Robert Taylor, The TUC: From the General Strike to New Unionism Stephen Bach, Lorenzo Bordogna, Guiseppe Della Rocca and David Winchester, (eds) Public Service Employment Relations in Europe: Transformation, modernization or inertia?     

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Paying for the Piper: Capital and Labour in Britain’s Offshore Oil Industry. Charles Woolfson, John Foster and Matthias Beck Managing The Unions — The impact of legislation on trade unions’ behaviour. Roger Undy, Patricia Fosh, Huw Morris, Paul Smith and Roderick Martin One Big Union: A History of the Australian Workers Union 1886–1994. Mark Hearn and Harry Knowles The European Labour Market. Nick J. Adnett Restructuring Krakow: Desperately Seeking Capitalism,. Employment and Work Relations in Context Series, Jane Hardy and Al Rainnie L’État des relations professionnelles_Traditions et perspectives de recherche. G. Murray, M.–L. Morin and I. Da Costa Regional Integration and Industrial Relations in North America. Maria Lorena Cook and Harry C. Katz (eds) Human Resource Management; Rhetorics and Realities. Karen Legge The Politics of Empowerment. Peter McLaverty     

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Books reviewed in this article: Paul Osterman, Thomas A. Kochan, Richard Locke and Michael J. Piore, Working in America: A Blueprint for the New Labour Market Brian Towers and William Brown (eds.), Employment Relations in Great Britain: 25 years of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service G. van Gyes, H. de Witte and P. Pasture (eds.), Can Class Still Unite? The Differentiated Work Force, Class Solidarity and Trade Unions Paul Smith, Unionization and Union Leadership: The Road Haulage Industry     

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Book reviewed in this article: Bargaining Power Roderick Martin Labour Markets Under Trade Unionism: Employment, Wages and Hours Seniority Wage System in the Far East Byung Whan Kim Avebury/Gower 1992 Through Jaundiced Eyes-How the Media View Organized Labor William J. Puette; Participation in Public Policy-Making: the Role of Trade Unions and Employers' Associations Tiziano Treu (Ed.) Fordism and Flexibility: Divisions and Change . N. Gilbert, R. Burrows and A. Pollert (Eds.) Economic Democracy and Financial Participation: A comparative study Daryl D'Art, Routledge The Changing US Auto Industry: A Geographical Analysis James M. Rubenstein Routledge Feminising the Market: Women's Pay and Employment in the European Community Jane Pillinger Macmillan Dual-Earner Families: International Perspectives Suzan Lewis, Dafna N. Izraeli and Helen Hootsmans (eds.) Development in the Management of Human Resources John Storey Blackwell     

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Striking Out Strikes: Changing Employment Relations in the British Labour Market C. G. Hanson and G. Mather Technical Workers: Class, Labour and Trade Unions Chris Smith Strategies, Issues and Events in Industrial Relations: Disclosure of Information in Context J. Jackson-Cox, J. McQueeny The British Worker Question Theo Nichols Routledge & Kegan Paul Teacher Militancy: A History of Teacher Strikes 1896-1987 Roger V. Seifert     

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Book reviewed in this article: Labour Legislation and Public Policy: A Contemporary History Paul Davies and Mark Freedland The Nissan Enigma: Flexibility at Work in a Local Economy P. Garrahan and P. Stewart Mansell Negotiation: Strategies for Mutual Gain Lavinia Hall (Ed) British Industrial Relations Howard Gospel and Gill Palmer Routledge Attending to Work: The Management of Attendance and Shopfloor Order. Paul Edwards and Colin Whitston Industrial Relations and European State Traditions Colin Crouch Industrial Relations Theory: its nature, scope, and pedagogy Roy J. Adams and Noah M. Meltz (eds) Contested Domains Robin Cohen Towards Social Adjustment Guy Standing and Victor Tokman Industrial Training in a Cold Climate. An Assessment of Britain's Training Policies Peter Senker Trade Unions: The Thatcher years—Ten Years of The Jim Conway Foundation Annual Memorial Lecture 1981–1990 , Jim Conway     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book Review in this Article Sabel , Charles F. Work and Politics: the Division of Labour In Industry. Harvey , Brian , Smith , Stephen and Wilkinson , Barry Managers and Corporate Social Policy: Private Solutions to Public Problems? Barbash , J. The Elements of Industrial Relations. Wolfgang Streeck Industrial Relations In West Germany: A Case Study of the Car Industry. Clinton , A. Post Office Workers: A Trade Union and Social History.