Industrial relations in South-Eastern Europe: disaggregating the contexts

Psychogios, Alexandros; Brewster, Chris; Kohont, Andrej; Missopoulos, Fotis; Slavic, Agnes; Vatchkova, Elizabeta

Abstract

This study critically evaluates industrial relations (IR) in South-Eastern Europe and points towards future practical and research-oriented opportunities in the region. A survey of organizational policies and practices has been used to explore the state of IR in both private and public organizations in this region. Specifically, the data, collected in 2009-2010 (including the latest changes due to the economic crisis), cover 840 different organizations located in Slovenia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus. We discuss the development of 'regional-specific' IR policies, the 'importing' of varieties of capitalism models, the diffusion of the European Union social model and the role of foreign MNCs in changing IR in the region. © 2014 © 2013 Taylor & Francis.

Citation

Psychogios, A., Brewster, C., Kohont, A., Missopoulos, F., Slavic, A., & Vatchkova, E. (2014). Industrial relations in South-Eastern Europe: disaggregating the contexts. The international journal of human resource management, 25(11), 1592-1612. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2013.837090

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Oct 8, 2013
• Publication Date: Jun 17, 2014
• Deposit Date: Nov 13, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 13, 2014
• Journal: International journal of human resource management
• Print ISSN: 0958-5192
• Electronic ISSN: 1466-4399
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 1592-1612
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2013.837090
• Keywords: Human Resources Management
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/368895
• Publisher URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09585192.2013.837090
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