Labour relations policies in multinational companies: A three-country study of power dynamics

Autores
Lévesque, Christian; Bensusán, Graciela; Murray, Gregor; Novick, Marta Susana; Carrillo, Jorge; Gurrera, Maria Silvana
Año de publicación
2015
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It is generally assumed that multinational companies will, to some extent at least, adapt their practices to host country environments. However, recent work suggests that this process of adaptation is yet more complex and uneven. It is our contention that subsidiary policy on labour relations is not simply the product of adaptation from and to home and host institutional environments but is in fact shaped by the multiple power relations that characterize multinational company subsidiaries. This three country comparison between Argentina, Canada, and Mexico shows that a policy of strong engagement with trade unions requires the presence of actors that can mobilize power resources. It is when both management and workers have power resources that subsidiaries are more likely to develop a policy of strong engagement with trade unions.
Fil: Lévesque, Christian. HEC Montreal; Canadá
Fil: Bensusán, Graciela. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana; México. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Murray, Gregor. University of Montreal; Canadá
Fil: Novick, Marta Susana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Seguridad Social; Argentina
Fil: Carrillo, Jorge. El Colegio de la Frontera Norte; México
Fil: Gurrera, Maria Silvana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Seguridad Social; Argentina
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Comparative Industrial Relations
Employment Relations
Labour Relations
Multinational Companies
Trade Unions
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Labour relations policies in multinational companies: A three-country study of power dynamics
title Labour relations policies in multinational companies: A three-country study of power dynamics
spellingShingle Labour relations policies in multinational companies: A three-country study of power dynamics
Lévesque, Christian
Comparative Industrial Relations
Employment Relations
Labour Relations
Multinational Companies
Trade Unions
title_short Labour relations policies in multinational companies: A three-country study of power dynamics
title_full Labour relations policies in multinational companies: A three-country study of power dynamics
title_fullStr Labour relations policies in multinational companies: A three-country study of power dynamics
title_full_unstemmed Labour relations policies in multinational companies: A three-country study of power dynamics
title_sort Labour relations policies in multinational companies: A three-country study of power dynamics
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lévesque, Christian
Bensusán, Graciela
Murray, Gregor
Novick, Marta Susana
Carrillo, Jorge
Gurrera, Maria Silvana
author Lévesque, Christian
author_facet Lévesque, Christian
Bensusán, Graciela
Murray, Gregor
Novick, Marta Susana
Carrillo, Jorge
Gurrera, Maria Silvana
author_role author
author2 Bensusán, Graciela
Murray, Gregor
Novick, Marta Susana
Carrillo, Jorge
Gurrera, Maria Silvana
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Comparative Industrial Relations
Employment Relations
Labour Relations
Multinational Companies
Trade Unions
topic Comparative Industrial Relations
Employment Relations
Labour Relations
Multinational Companies
Trade Unions
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv It is generally assumed that multinational companies will, to some extent at least, adapt their practices to host country environments. However, recent work suggests that this process of adaptation is yet more complex and uneven. It is our contention that subsidiary policy on labour relations is not simply the product of adaptation from and to home and host institutional environments but is in fact shaped by the multiple power relations that characterize multinational company subsidiaries. This three country comparison between Argentina, Canada, and Mexico shows that a policy of strong engagement with trade unions requires the presence of actors that can mobilize power resources. It is when both management and workers have power resources that subsidiaries are more likely to develop a policy of strong engagement with trade unions.
Fil: Lévesque, Christian. HEC Montreal; Canadá
Fil: Bensusán, Graciela. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana; México. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Murray, Gregor. University of Montreal; Canadá
Fil: Novick, Marta Susana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Seguridad Social; Argentina
Fil: Carrillo, Jorge. El Colegio de la Frontera Norte; México
Fil: Gurrera, Maria Silvana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Seguridad Social; Argentina
description It is generally assumed that multinational companies will, to some extent at least, adapt their practices to host country environments. However, recent work suggests that this process of adaptation is yet more complex and uneven. It is our contention that subsidiary policy on labour relations is not simply the product of adaptation from and to home and host institutional environments but is in fact shaped by the multiple power relations that characterize multinational company subsidiaries. This three country comparison between Argentina, Canada, and Mexico shows that a policy of strong engagement with trade unions requires the presence of actors that can mobilize power resources. It is when both management and workers have power resources that subsidiaries are more likely to develop a policy of strong engagement with trade unions.
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Lévesque, Christian; Bensusán, Graciela; Murray, Gregor; Novick, Marta Susana; Carrillo, Jorge; et al.; Labour relations policies in multinational companies: A three-country study of power dynamics; SAGE Publications; Journal of Industrial Relations; 57; 2; 4-2015; 187-209
0022-1856
1472-9296
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