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Partnership at Work: Mutuality and the Balance of Advantage
Author(s) -
Guest David E.,
Peccei Riccardo
Publication year - 2001
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 - 10.1111/1467-8543.00197
Subject(s) - general partnership , productivity , balance (ability) , profitability index , work (physics) , business , limited partnership , quality (philosophy) , marketing , economics , psychology , economic growth , finance , engineering , mechanical engineering , neuroscience , philosophy , epistemology
A framework for the analysis of partnership at work is presented, emphasizing the principles, practices and outcomes of partnership. A survey using matched samples of 54 UK management and employee representatives found a link between partnership principles and practices, between practices and ratings of employee attitudes and behaviour, between these and estimates of positive employment relations and quality and productivity, finally between productivity and sales and profitability. The findings support a mutual gains model but show that the balance of advantage is skewed towards management and reflects generally low management trust in employee representatives.