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INTEGRATING INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHY AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS RESEARCH
Author(s) -
McGRATHCHAMP SUSAN
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1467-9663
pISSN - 0040-747X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9663.1994.tb00689.x
Subject(s) - restructuring , industrial relations , economic geography , dimension (graph theory) , discipline , economic restructuring , resource (disambiguation) , economy , regional science , economic system , sociology , political science , economics , management , social science , law , mathematics , computer science , computer network , pure mathematics
The way in which employment is managed is a crucial dimension in the operation and restructuring of industry, but has been sorely neglected in studies of labour and industry. In concert with processes of economic restructuring, and in broadly similar manner to other Western economies, labour‐management (industrial) relations in Australia are undergoing extensive change. This article reviews key themes in industrial geography, industrial relations and human resource management, identifying and developing connections between these diverse schools of thought. Within this conceptual framework, a case study of the Australian coal industry is used to illustrate aspects of restructuring and the benefits of enhanced ‘dialogue’ between these disciplinary realms.