Books reviewed: Giuseppe Fajertag and Philippe Pochet, (eds.) Social Pacts in Europe: New Dynamics Peter Fairbrother, Trade Unions at the Crossroads Marino Regini, Jim Kitay and Martin Baethge, (eds.) From Tellers to Sellers: Changing Employment Relations in Banks Tony Royle, Working for...

Performance appraisal systems are a popular tool within organisations to enhance employee commitment and productivity. This paper examines the consequences of three aspects of a performance appraisal system (distributive justice, procedural justice and the performance rating) on the level of...

There are an increasing number of small African traders operating business in China and developing the “China-Africa Supply Chain.” While this has contributed to the China-Africa relationship and the “globalization from below phenomenon,” there is surprising little research that has been...

The success of the Japanese company has often been attributed to a range of management practices and enterprise unionism. These claims, however, have been based on research that was conducted during periods of high economic growth where a major objective of the company was increasing market...