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The role of institutional and intermediary forces in shaping patterns of employee involvement and participation (EIP) in Anglo-American countries
Authors:Mick Marchington
Institution:1. Manchester Business School, University of Manchester , Manchester, UK;2. Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, UK mick.marchington@mbs.ac.uk
Abstract:Most studies of employee involvement and participation (EIP) focus on organisation level, which is understandable given that employers have plenty of choice about how it should be implemented. However, even the most lightly regulated economies do not operate in a complete institutional void as some forms are regulated while government-funded initiatives also promote EIP. Employers' organisations, professional associations and other specialist organisations also operate as intermediary forces between the state and individual employers to shape EIP. However, these forces have not been analysed, an omission which seems strange given the ‘space’ available for occupation in lightly regulated economies. This paper compares the role these different forces play in shaping patterns of EIP at organisation level in four Anglo-American countries (the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand) through interviews and documentary evidence at national, intermediary and organisation levels. While ‘hard’ institutional forces have some influence on representative EIP, ‘soft’ institutional and intermediary forces are more likely to shape EIP because they allow employers choice and flexibility in implementation and fit with national business systems in these countries. However, given such interventions are voluntary, they are also susceptible if government priorities change or employers are attracted by the next management fad.
Keywords:Anglo-American countries  employee engagement  employee participation  institutional forces  intermediary forces
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