Large Non-Union Companies: How Do They Avoid a Catch 22? |
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Authors: | Patrick C. Flood,& Bill Toner |
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Affiliation: | University of Limerick,;London Business School,;Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, Dublin |
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Abstract: | Large non-union companies might be expected to enjoy extensive work-force flexibility deriving from their high-wage, high-involvement strategies. However, where there is a strong local union presence, this might be expected to exert a strong dampening effect on the levels of internal flexibility achieved. Such companies, fearful of union organization, could not then enjoy the freedoms that might be associated with a non-union strategy. Research conducted in the Republic of Ireland on large non-union US companies operating in the electronics industry suggests a conceptual framework indicating how a Catch-22 situation is avoided in these companies. |
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