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Determinants of trade union influence over technological change
Author(s) -
Deery Stephen
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-005x.1989.tb00110.x
Subject(s) - technological change , process (computing) , work (physics) , trade union , business , industrial organization , economics , international trade , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , macroeconomics , operating system
Trade unions have generally found it difficult to exercise influence over the process of technological change and its effect on the conditions and content of work. This article seeks to identify the circumstances under which unions may be able to gain access to the decision‐making process and in turn shape the organisational outcomes of new technology.