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Counterpoising Collectivism: Performance‐related Pay and Industrial Relations in Greenfield Sites
Author(s) -
Gunnigle Patrick,
Turner Thomas,
D’Art Daryl
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
british journal of industrial relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.665
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-8543
pISSN - 0007-1080
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8543.00108
Subject(s) - collectivism , industrial relations , solidarity , economic system , business , positive economics , industrial organization , economic geography , political science , sociology , economics , management , market economy , individualism , law , politics
This paper addresses some of the industrial relations ramifications of performance‐related pay (PRP) using empirical data from both new and longer established firms in the Republic of Ireland. Particular emphasis is placed on the adoption of PRP systems based on performance appraisal and the implications of such systems for collectivism in industrial relations. The paper concludes that the diffusion of such systems is indicative of increasing employer attempts to individualize the employment relationship and exclude union penetration. It is further argued that such PRP systems, irrespective of the motivation for their establishment, undermine the essence of collectivism and solidarity in industrial relations.