Hyman, Richard
(2001)
Trade union research and cross-national comparison.
European Journal of Industrial Relations, 7 (2).
pp. 203-232.
ISSN 1461-7129
Abstract
This article is concerned with problems of comparative research and analysis in industrial relations, and in particular with cross-national comparison of trade unions. Comparison is of both practical and theoretical importance, but is fraught with difficulties, in part because of the paradox involved in attempting to generalise concerning national instances which are in so many respects unique. The author considers three different approaches to analysis, in terms respectively of institutions, functions and issues. In conclusion the article emphasises the iterative nature of research and analysis and insists that even if the goal of satisfactory cross-national comparison may be unattainable, its pursuit is both necessary and valuable.
| Item Type: |
Article
|
| Official URL: |
http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105539 |
| Additional Information: |
Published 2001 © SAGE Publications. LSE has developed LSE Research Online so that users may access research output of the School. Copyright and Moral Rights for the papers on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. Users may download and/or print one copy of any article(s) in LSE Research Online to facilitate their private study or for non-commercial research. You may not engage in further distribution of the material or use it for any profit-making activities or any commercial gain. You may freely distribute the URL (<http://eprints.lse.ac.uk>) of the LSE Research Online website. |
| Divisions: |
LSE |
| Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Date Deposited: |
05 May 2006 |
| Last Modified: |
11 Dec 2024 22:26 |
| URI: |
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/757 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
Download Statistics
Download Statistics