In the 1980s there was a growing debate surrounding the impact of multinational corporations (MNCs) on employee relations, particularly in the UK. Furthers this research with an empirical study of the employee relations practices of three groups of MNCs (US, Japanese and German) in one UK...

The Japanization debate in the UK has moved considerably since first mooted in 1987. On the one hand academics ‐ advocates as well as sceptics ‐ have questioned its continued usefulness as an analytical framework. On the other, there has been greater sophistication, refinement and clarity on...