This important new study argues that an historical analysis of the labour-management policies of the Korean family conglomerates, or chaebol, is essential for a complete understanding of the dynamics of South Korean industrial relations. Focusing on the labour-management strategies of the Hyundai Business Group, the book offers a new perspective on the Asian 'tiger' economy.
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Focusing on the labour management strategies of the Hyundai Business Group, this important new study argues that historical analysis is essential for a complete understanding of the dynamics of South Korean industrial relations.
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Introduction I The Political Economy of South Korea 1. The state, the chaebol and independent trade unions II Family Business and Expansion: 1940-1960s 2. Towards formalisation of labour management in Hyundai III Business Diversity and Concentration: 1970s-Early 1980s3. The organisation of work in heavy industries 4. A dual approach to personnel management and labour resistance IV Crisis and Transition: Early 1980s-1990s 5. The re-emergence of independent trade unions 6. Decentralisation of heavy industries 7. The extension of paternalism and union-avoidance 8. Conclusion
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780415221696
Publisert
2001-04-26
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
476 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
240

Biographical note

Seung Ho Kwon, Michael O'Donnell