David Marsden’s comparative and theoretical craft: signposts to a better world of work

Ashwin, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0002-5258-3119, Gomez, Rafael and Laroche, Patrice (2025) David Marsden’s comparative and theoretical craft: signposts to a better world of work. British Journal of Industrial Relations. ISSN 0007-1080 (In Press)

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Abstract

David Marsden enriched and extended the field of employment relations with his interdisciplinary and comparative practice. This introduction to the special issue honouring his work examines the nature of David’s contribution and analyses his influence on employment relations and adjacent fields. The article highlights David’s original engagement with the social science questions of his day, and his comparative craft which entailed sensitivity to difference and a commitment to grounded, institutionally-embedded analysis. Previewing the articles that make up this special issue, this introduction shows how David’s work provides signposts to a better world of work.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Management
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor J Political Science H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Date Deposited:	15 Sep 2025 08:36
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2025 10:21
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/129505

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