1st Edition
Labour Relations in Eastern Europe Organisational Design and Dynamics
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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Changes in labour relations in Eastern Europe arising from recent political events can only be understood against an explanation of the existing structures and mechanisms of labour relations. This full-length collaborative study - the first in its field - analyses these structures and mechanisms by focusing on the radical reforms undertaken in Bulgaria over the last decade. Using a wealth of case... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Development of the Soviet Model and its Transfer to Bulgaria 3. Strategy Formulation in Bulgaria 1978-88 4. Case Studies and Fieldwork in Bulgarian Enterprises: Research and Methodology 5. Redesigning Structures to Establish the Labour Collective 6. Counterplanning and Worker Proposals - Designed Pressure from Below 7. Distribution - Funds, Wage Interests and Pressure from Below 8. Agreements and the Engagements of Interests 9. Elections - Interests, Representation and Conflicts 10. The Labour Collective, the Labour Community and Self-Management - the Emergence of Organic Mechanisms 11. Organisational Design, the Labour Process and Labour Relations 12. Strategy Formulation and Alternative Models of Enterprise Management - A Historical and Comparative Analysis 13. Conclusions Post Script. Redesigning the Second Structure
Biography
Krastyu Petkov, John E. M. Thirkell
`...A book on Soviet and east European industrial relations is to be welcomed by Soviet and industrial relations specialists, and this book makes a valuable and unique contribution to the field.' - Bob Mason, Industrial Relations Journal
`...provides an insightly analysis on reforms in the Bulgarian system, with reference to neighbouring countries...a useful contribution to both the IR and HRM literatures...' - Journal of General Management
