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Partnership and multi‐unionism in the Health Service
Author(s) -
Heaton Norma,
Mason Bob,
Morgan Joe
Publication year - 2002
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 - 10.1111/1468-2338.00223
Subject(s) - general partnership , service (business) , public relations , health services , public administration , business , social partnership , political science , sociology , marketing , finance , population , demography
This paper explores the development and implementation of ‘workplace social partnerships’ in two NHS Trusts. Empirically, we argue that inter‐ and intra‐union relations can both facilitate and constrain management decision making and the implementation of policy; conceptually, we highlight the inconsistencies in the parties’ perspectives on ‘workplace partnership’.