SYSTEMS FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

A cornerstone of industrial relations theory is the idea that the potential for conflict is inherent in the employment relationship. Across countries, forms of workplace conflict and methods of conflict resolution take a range of different forms. Yet aside from attempts to understand cross-national...

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Published in:Industrial & labor relations review 2020-03, Vol.73 (2), p.312-344
Main Authors: BEHRENS, MARTIN, COLVIN, ALEXANDER J. S., DORIGATTI, LISA, PEKAREK, ANDREAS H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capitalism
Comparative studies
Conflict resolution
Employment
Labor relations
Organizational conflict
Strikes
Workplaces
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Summary:A cornerstone of industrial relations theory is the idea that the potential for conflict is inherent in the employment relationship. Across countries, forms of workplace conflict and methods of conflict resolution take a range of different forms. Yet aside from attempts to understand cross-national variation in strikes, little research has examined systemic differences in the manifestation and management of workplace conflict. The authors seek to fill this void by analyzing through a comparative lens practices for addressing employment-related conflict in four countries: Germany, the United States, Italy, and Australia. In contrast to the unidimensional varieties of capitalism approach, they analyze workplace conflict resolution systems across two dimensions: collective-individual and regulated-voluntarist. The analysis also emphasizes the importance of within-country variation and interactions between different conflict resolution subsystems.
ISSN:0019-7939
2162-271X
DOI:10.1177/0019793919870800