Theories of industrial relations: The political theories of Unitarism and Pluralism The economistic theory The democratic and political theory The moral and ethical theory The Marxist theory 1. The political theories of Unitarism In unitarism‚ the organization is perceived as an integrated and harmonious whole with the ideal of "one happy family"‚ where management and other members of the staff all share a common purpose‚ emphasizing mutual cooperation. Furthermore‚ unitarism has a paternalistic
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and one way of understanding what the organization exists to do. The organization is like a traditional patriarchal family‚ or like a football team. The British sociologist Alan Fox has pointed out that many managers are inclined to subscribe to a unitary view about what organizations are all about‚ perhaps because they believe organizations should be this way. Perhaps many managers would like everyone in the organization to accept one common goal or set of goals‚ and to subscribe to one set of values
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Conflict in the workplace is a complex and multifaceted issue facing all Australian employees and employers. It differs from person to person‚ and organization to organization but the resolution must be resolute as the consequences for a business could be dire. It is important to understand firstly why conflict occurs‚ and whether or not there are systems in place to minimise its impact to the organisation. “The goal of management is to coordinate all available resources to produce an end result”
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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS PERSPECTIVES UNITARY THEORY Workplace “has one source of authority and one source of loyalty” (Fox 1996: p. 3) - Dunlop (1958) argues that in a unitary theory‚ work organizations are integrated institutions with workers and management working in harmony. - Thus no conflict thesis is a dubious integration. It thrives on assumptions that all workers identify not only with the aims of the enterprise but also with the operating methods (Seifert 1992)
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Industrial Relations: Ideological Perspectives By Femi Aborisade Centre for Labour Studies & The Polytechnic‚ Ibadan aborisadefemi@gmail.com INTRODUCTION This paper identifies the key theories in industrial relations and draws out their implications on the concern for achieving ‘basic needs for all’. The following theories are examined: the political theories of Unitarism and Pluralism; the economistic theory; the democratic and political theory; the moral and ethical theory‚ and the
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‘frames of reference’. The first debate on frames of references was made by Fox (1966)‚ when he described and showed the differences between unitary and pluralist approaches. Unitary approach is the system based on employers and his employees’ identity of interest. There is only one source of authority and one focus of loyalty. This is the reason that in unitary approach work is based on team work. Everybody within the team should do equally well as another member of the team and because of one leader
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Essay PLURALIST‚ UNITARY AND RADICAL THEORY SEMESTER 2‚ 2014 NAME: DILASHA REDDY-S11085053 JIGNASHA HANSJI- S11086796 TUTORIAL: Thursday 2-3pm CAMPUS: LAUCALA DUE DATE: 3rd October‚ 2014 TURN IT IN REPORT INTRODUCTION Industrial relations are the relationship between the employee and employer within an organization. It is basically the interaction between the employers‚ employees and the government (Introduction to Industrial Relations‚ 2012). Industrial relations are complex problems
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Industrial Relations & Labour Policies (Concept‚ Origin‚ Theories & Strategies) Submitted To :- Submitted By :- Dr. Laxmi Amandeep Kaur Anshul Chhabra Arjita Malik Shivendu Sharma Industrial Relations & Labour Policies Industrial relations is a discipline that concerns itself with the study of the relationship between employers and employees at an organization‚ industry or a nation level. It also concerns itself with the two way interaction
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Employee Relations LAW 1202 Arvin SEECHURN Contents 3.8 Gender differences ................................................................................................... 23 . 3.9 The New Roles of Trade Unions ............................................................................. 24 1 Industrial Relations ................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction and Definition ..
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Industrial Relations Essay The role of the government on industrial relations is very important as it sets the legal framework that industrial relations operates in. Appropriate industrial relations legislation should recognize the requirements of both employers and employee’s. Both the employee and the employer want to profit from each other but are also reliant on each other. This means that the equal bargaining power of employers and workers must be recognized (Peetz‚ David. 2006). Appropriate
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