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Organised industrial relations in the information economy: the German automotive sector as a test case
Author(s) -
Greer Ian
Publication year - 2008
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.2008.00212.x
Subject(s) - automotive industry , german , industrial relations , politics , work (physics) , economy , test (biology) , political science , secondary sector of the economy , economic system , german economy , industrial organization , business , political economy , engineering , economics , geography , mechanical engineering , paleontology , archaeology , aerospace engineering , law , biology
This paper explores changes in industrial relations in the German automotive sector. Historically, this sector has generated important insights about national ‘models’ and the political economy of work. It is argued that vertical disintegration has created new market‐mediated boundaries that have undermined existing patterns of organised industrial relations.