Bryson, Alex and Gomez, Rafael and Kretschmer, Tobias (2005) Catching a wave: the adoption of voice and high commitment workplace practices in Britain: 1984-1998. CEPDP, 676. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. ISBN 0753018160
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Abstract
In this paper we treat workplace voice and systems of high-commitment human resource management (HCHRM) as technological innovations in order to account for the uneven diffusion patterns observed across establishments. Using British data, the paper finds that variables highlighted in the technological diffusion literature are significant predictors of voice and HRM adoption decisions. Workplace size, size of multi-establishment network, ownership type, set-up date and network affects all play a significant role in high-commitment HRM adoption. We also find that union presence, per se, is not an inhibitor to the adoption of high commitment HRM practices.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://cep.lse.ac.uk |
| Additional Information: | © 2005 the authors |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Sets: | Research centres and groups > Managerial Economics and Strategy Group Collections > Economists Online Research centres and groups > Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jul 2008 10:52 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2012 17:54 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/19909 |
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