Das Organisierungsmodell wird von Praktikern und Akademikern als erfolgversprechende Strategie angesehen, die amerikanische Gewerkschaftsbewegung im neuen Jahrhundert zu revitalisieren. Der Beitrag will einen ersten kritischen Überblick der publizierten Literatur verschaffen. Es wird nach einer...

Part 1 Comparative employment relations. 1 Introduction: global challenges at work / John Kelly and Carola Frege; 2 Theoretical perspectives on comparative employment relations / Carola Frege and John Kelly -- Part 2 Employment relations challenges in comparative perspective. 3 Globalization and...

This article discusses the historical trajectories of employment research in the U.S. and Germany. Both countries exemplify very different research traditions, which have their origins in the 19th and early 20th century and are shaped not only by the field of inquiry (different national...

The emergence of market-oriented economies in eastern and central Europe has produced an extensive debate on institutional transfer. Whilst it is generally recognized that new regulatory systems are being created out of a de facto consensus between unions, employers and government, less is known...