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Co‐ordinated Bargaining: A Process for Our Times?
Author(s) -
Sisson Keith,
Marginson Paul
Publication year - 2002
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 - 10.1111/1467-8543.00229
Subject(s) - collective bargaining , pace , benchmarking , decentralization , process (computing) , industrial relations , economics , economic system , business , market economy , industrial organization , management , geodesy , computer science , geography , operating system
This article draws on past as well as present to offer a systematic overview of co‐ordinated bargaining, which many commentators see as a likely vehicle for the ‘Europeanization’ of industrial relations. It argues that co‐ordinated bargaining is indeed likely to play a major role within the EU, reflecting not only trade union pressures but also management’s use of benchmarking to promote organizational change and competitiveness. The pace with which co‐ordinated bargaining develops is likely to vary considerably both within and between sectors, however, leading to multi‐speed ‘Europeanization’ and further decentralization of collective bargaining within national systems.