1st Edition

Employment Relations in the Voluntary Sector Struggling to Care

By Ian Cunningham Copyright 2008
254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

This new book addresses the topical issues surrounding employment relations in UK voluntary organizations that operate within the quasi-market of social care. Combining an analysis of the established literature with in-depth qualitative field work, Ian Cunningham explores the nature of power relations between state and voluntary sector; implications of employment policy and subsequent pressures... Read more

1. Introduction  2. The Development of the State Voluntary Sector Relationship and its Impact on Employment Relations  3. Understanding the Psychological Contract in the Voluntary Sector  4. Research Methods  5. Voluntary Sector Work and Employment Relations in the Quasi-Market  6. Case Study 1  7. Case Study 2  8. Case Study 3  9. Conclusion and Discussion

Biography

Ian Cunningham is Senior Lecturer in HRM at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.