Developing an Analytical Approach to Industrial Relations Policy
- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Personnel Review
- Vol. 10 (2) , 3-10
- https://doi.org/10.1108/eb055430
Abstract
This paper proposes a definition of industrial relations policy and suggests an analytical framework to help towards an understanding of such policy. The framework draws on three crucial distinctions: that between the “espoused” policy and the “operational” policy; that bet ween the different roles management may play in in dustrial relations policy as instigators, implementers and facilitators; and, finally, between the “content” and the “features” aspects of policy. Case study material il lustrates these distinctions in both on‐going and change situations. Finally, some conclusions are drawn from the analysis.Keywords
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