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Analysing the Quality of Workplace Labour Relations: An Exploratory Study with Reference to the Australian Metal Industry *
Author(s) -
Frenkel Stephen J.,
Pratt Graham
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841119002800103
Subject(s) - industrial relations , exploratory research , quality (philosophy) , labor relations , business , metal working , public relations , political science , industrial organization , sociology , management , economics , engineering , social science , mechanical engineering , epistemology , philosophy
This paper focuses on workplace industrial relations, arguing for measures that distinguish workplaces according to variations in the quality of their labour relations. This enables workplaces to be periodically assessed and encourages research on the determinants of variations in workplace relations, thereby contributing to policy formation. The paper draws on survey data from the Australian metal industry. It concludes by suggesting that if workplace analysis is to progress, industrial relations needs to be opened up to insights from organisational behaviour and other disciplines.