Pattern Bargaining: An Investigation into its Agency, Context and Evidence

Pattern bargaining stands out as both an under‐researched and controversial subject. This article is an analytical and empirical contribution to this debate. Theoretically, it provides a conceptual framework, which enables analysis to systematically differentiate between distinct forms of pattern ba...

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Published in:British journal of industrial relations 2008-03, Vol.46 (1), p.33-58
Main Authors: Traxler, Franz, Brandl, Bernd, Glassner, Vera
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business management
Collective bargaining
Comparative analysis
Conceptualization
Coordination
Economic sociology
Empirical research
Hypotheses
Hypothesis testing
Labour relations
Personnel management
Social psychology
Studies
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Summary:Pattern bargaining stands out as both an under‐researched and controversial subject. This article is an analytical and empirical contribution to this debate. Theoretically, it provides a conceptual framework, which enables analysis to systematically differentiate between distinct forms of pattern bargaining in terms of scope, agency, development and function, which arise from differing contexts in terms of interest configuration, power relations and economic conditions. This framework is used to develop testable hypotheses on pattern bargaining as a mechanism of inter‐industry bargaining co‐ordination. The empirical part of the article examines these hypotheses for collective bargaining from 1969 to 2004 in Austria, which is commonly seen as a paradigm case of pattern bargaining. The article concludes by highlighting the broader implications its findings have from a cross‐nationally comparative perspective.
ISSN:0007-1080
1467-8543
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8543.2007.00664.x