Of what relevance is an understanding of the Unitarism/Pluralism debate to our understanding of organisational life? Introduction Organisational life in modern times has changed significantly over the years. Whereas once upon a time it was a place in which senior managers’ and owners’ sole purpose was to rule in order to fulfil their objectives through the organisation made up of its subjects‚ the employees‚ today it is now made up largely of a complex partnership of employees and employers
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as one happy family. A core assumption of unitary approach is that management and staff‚ and all members of the organization share the same objectives‚ interests and purposes; thus working together‚ hand-in-hand‚ towards the shared mutual goals. Furthermore‚ unitarism has a paternalistic approach where it demands loyalty of all employees. Trade unions are deemed as unnecessary and conflict is perceived as disruptive. From the employee point of view‚ unitary approach means that: • Working practices
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Assignment Brief | In this assignment students will distinguish between unitary and pluralistic perspectives with reference to employee relations‚ know the changes that have affected trade unionism in the last two decades and be able to explain the role of the main players in employee relations. | Assignment Task / Description: Question 1 (L01‚ Assessment Criteria 1.1) Outline the characteristics of the unitarist and pluralist perspectives in each of these areas: * Ideology * Conflict
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FILLED BY THE FACULTY MEMBER Learning Outcome Evidence for the criteria Tasks Met the criteria? Feedback LO1 : Understand the context of employee relations against a changing background Pass Level 1.1 Explain the unitary and pluralistic frames of reference Question1 Yes /No 1.2 Assess how changes in trade unionism have affected employee relations Question2 Yes /No 1.3 Explain the role of the main players in employee relations Question3
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13 Theoretical Approaches to Employment and Industrial Relations: A Comparison of Subsisting Orthodoxies 1Department of Industrial Relations & Personnel Management‚ University of Lagos‚ 2Department of Accounting‚ University of Lagos‚ Nigeria Christopher Odogwu Chidi1 and Okwy Peter Okpala2 1. Introduction Theory could be viewed as a coherent group of assumptions or propositions put forth to explain a phenomenon. A theory is an abstraction of reality and is synonymous with perception‚
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ijcrb.webs.com APRIL 2013 INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS VOL 4‚ NO 12 ACTORS IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: COMPETITORS‚ COLLABORATORS OR COMPATRIOTS? OYELEKAN AYANTUNJI Department of Industrial Relations and Public Administration Lagos State University‚ Ojo‚ Lagos MOJIRADE M. AYANTUNJI Department of Adult Education University of Ibadan Ibadan‚ Nigeria. Abstract This paper discussed three major alternative strategies in labour management relations especially in the
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strength of labour struggles in the striving to improve the wellbeing of the working class. THEORIES IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Political Theory of Unitarism The essence of the unitary theory is that the larger social system or the work enterprise as a sub-system of the larger social system is a unitary organisation. The larger social system or the work enterprise is likened to a football team or a family which shares a common goal. Just like the head of the family supposedly knows what
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Farooq Assignment No Assignment Title 1 Understand the context of employee relations against a changing background & Understand the nature of industrial conflict and its resolution In this assignment students will distinguish between unitary and pluralistic perspectives with reference to employee relations‚ learn the changes that have affected trade unionism and be able to explain the role of the main players in employee relations. Also learn about industrial/collective disputes and
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independence internationally - de jure sovereignty: a legal right to rule supremely - facto sovereignty: actual distribution of political power Government: Leadership that runs the state. States differ based on 1. Territorial organization Unitary: Most power at the national level‚ little regional authority. Federal: Significant power given to regional bodies by constitution. 2. Ethnic Composition Nation state: Correspondence between state and nation: population bound by a shared territory
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management styles and look through the theoretical perspectives of Unitarists‚ Pluralists and radicals as well as the relationship between employees and the business. I will also analyze different management styles look to see which one is the most effective. Relationship between employees and the business There are 3 main theories on the relationships between the employer and the employee these are unitarist‚ pluralist and radical. The unitarist theory believes that a business is united and as
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