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Power in industrial relations research
Author(s) -
Kirkbride Paul
Publication year - 1985
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/j.1468-2338.1985.tb00503.x
Subject(s) - industrial relations , power (physics) , context (archaeology) , sociology , epistemology , economic system , economics , management , geography , philosophy , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics
Power is a concept which is much discussed but seldom properly understood, not least in industrial relations theorising. Here the author outlines the role of power in the context of several recent studies which have focused explicitly on the concept of power in industrial relations.