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Swedish engineering employers: The search for industrial peace in the absence of centralised collective bargaining
Author(s) -
Sheldon Peter,
Thornthwaite Louise
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2338.00140
Subject(s) - collective bargaining , decentralization , contingency , economic system , industrial relations , contingency theory , political science , political economy , economics , public administration , law and economics , business , market economy , management , epistemology , philosophy
The Swedish engineering employers’ association recently shifted away from the dramatic decentralisation of bargaining it had pioneered. Behind this shift were employer desires for better guarantees of industrial peace. The authors conclude by stressing the importance of the relationships between employer strategy, historical contingency and debates on bargaining structure.