bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Results of Transurethral Resection Plus Adjuvant Intravesical Chemotherapy for Superficial Bladder Cancer
Authors: Nomi Masashi , Gohji Kazuo , Okamoto Masayuki , Takenaka Atsushi , Ono Yoshiharu , Fujii Akio
Published: July 2007

Background: We analyzed the results of conservative therapy for superficial bladder cancer to determine the risk factors for recurrence and progression.

Methods: Between May 1984 and February 1997, 111 patients with primary superficial bladder cancer were treated by a transurethral resection with or without intravesical instillation of chemotherapy, or for patients with concomitant carcinoma in situ (CIS), bacillus Calmette‐Guerin. We examined the relationship between tumor stage, grade, incidence of concomitant CIS and recurrence‐free survival according to pathologic findings and the drugs instilled.

Results: The incidence of concomitant CIS in pTI, grade 3 tumors was significantly higher than that in pTa, grade 1 tumors (42% vs. 3%, P= 0.006). The 5‐year recurrence‐free survival rate of all patients was 73%. There was no significant difference in recurrence‐free survival and pathologic stage, tumor grade, presence of concomitant CIS, or drugs used for instillation. However, the recurrence‐free survival in patients with 5 tumors was significantly lower than in patients with less than 5 tumors. Of the 111 patients, only 3 patients demonstrated disease progression and underwent a radical cystectomy, while 1 patient with a pTI b, grade 3 tumor developed a tumor in the ureter. No patient died of bladder cancer.

Conclusion: Our results indicate that the prognosis of superficial bladder cancer patients with a high‐stage, high‐grade (pTI, grade 3) tumor is favorable when treated by a transurethral resection and intravesical instillation. Bacillus Calmette‐Guerin therapy is useful to prevent the recurrence of tumors with concomitant CIS.
Effects of Etidronate Disodium on Crystallizations in Synthetic Urine and Calcium Oxalate Crystal Adhesion to Madin‐Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) Cells
Authors: Ebisuno Shoichi , Kohjimoto Yasuo , Nishikawa Toru , Nishihata Masaya , Inagaki Takeshi , Komura Takahiro , Ohkawa Tadashi
Published: July 2007

Background: Several reports in the 1970s suggested that etidronate disodium might be clinically useful to prevent calcium stones, but the use of etidronate in the urolithiasis field was discontinued due to adverse effects of this drug on skeletal turnover and mineralization. Because the drug might affect not only crystallization, but also crystal‐tubular interactions, we investigated the minimum dose of etidronate necessary to effectively prevent stone recurrence without adverse side effects.

Methods: We examined the effect of etidronate on the crystallization of calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate and magnesium ammonium phosphate using synthetic urine and measured by an aggregometer. We also studied its effect on the adhesion of calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals to Madin‐Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells in vitro.

Results: Etidronate affected the crystallization of not only calcium phosphate and calcium oxalate, but also magnesium ammonium phosphate in synthetic urine. The inhibitory activities on these crystallizations were detected at extremely low drug concentrations. Etidronate also had a strong inhibitory activity against the adhesion of calcium oxalate crystals to MDCK cells.

Conclusion: Although further studies are necessary regarding the effects of etidronate on crystallization and crystal adhesion both in vivo and in vitro, and the appropriate schedule of dosing to prevent side effects, it is possible that etidronate may be useful in the treatment of urinary stones.
Preliminary Results of Bladder Preservation by Concurrent lntraarterial Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for Muscle‐Invasive Bladder Cancer
Authors: Sumiyoshi Yoshiteru , Hashine Katsuyoshi , Karashima Takashi , Kasahara Kotaro , Inoue Yoshio
Published: July 2007

Background: We previously reported favorable results of intraarterial doxorubicin chemotherapy in combination with low‐dose radiotherapy for locally‐advanced bladder cancer. We have now designed a new intraarterial chemotherapy regimen to achieve a higher tumor response rate while preserving a functional bladder.

Methods: Twenty‐one patients with muscle‐invasive bladder cancer (T2, lO; T3,7; T4,4) were treated with concurrent intraarterial chemotherapy and radiotherapy after an initial complete transurethral resection. Induction therapy consisted of concomitant pirarubicin (THP; 15 mg/m2/day on days 1 to 3), cisplatin (CDDP; 25 mg/m2/day on days 8 to 10) and irradiation (2 Gy/session on days 1 to 3 and 8 to 10). Maintenance treatment consisted of THP administered at 20 or 30 mg with or without 50 mg CDDP every month for 2 years.

Results: Nineteen of the 21 patients (90.5|X%) achieved a complete response (CR). One of these 19 relapsed with lung metastases 24 months after treatment and was treated surgically. The 2 patients who did not achieve a CR died of cancer, while the remaining 19 patients are alive with preservation of a functional bladder.

Conclusion: These findings suggest that a higher tumor response rate with bladder preservation for patients with muscle‐invasive bladder cancer is achieved by intraarterial THP/CDDP chemotherapy plus radiotherapy.
Carcinoembryonic Antigen Positive Adenocarcinoma of a Female Urethral Diverticulum: Case Report and Review of the literature
Authors: Kate Haruaki , Ogihara Sigemasa , Kobayashi Yutaka , Toguri Allan G. , Igawa Yasuhiko , Nishizawa Osamu
Published: July 2007

Paraurethral glands of the female urethra, which are assumed to be embryologically homologous to the male prostate gland, are possible origins for diverticular cancer of the urethra. A case of primary adenocarcinorna arising in a female urethral diverticulum is presented. Pathology revealed a columnar/mucinous type adenocarcinoma which stained positively for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and negatively for PSA. Normal paraurethral ducts located near the urethra and normal urethral epithelium also stained positively for CEA. These findings suggest that the adenocarcinoma in our case originated from the paraurethral duct near the urethral lumen.
Transitional Cell Papilloma in the Fossa Navicularis Is Positive for Human Papillomavirus
Authors: Shimizu Nobuaki , Ichinose Yoshio , Shimo Masamune , Sano Takaaki , Nakajima Takashi , Yamanakal Hidetoshi
Published: July 2007

Transitional cell papillomas rarely develop in the fossa navicularis of the anterior urethra. We observed such a case of transitional cell papilloma and detected human papillomavirus type 6 (HPV‐6) DNA in this papilloma by polymerase chain reaction. To our knowledge this report is the first of HPV‐infected transitional papilloma in the anterior urethra.
Strength of case, communication systems, and the outcomes of simulated negotiations: some social psychological aspects of bargaining
Authors: Morley E. , Stephenson Geoffrey M.
Published: July 2007

Research into some of the social/psychological factors in union management negotiations at plant level indicate that the party with the stronger case is more likely to ‘win’ when negotiating conditions are de‐personalised and formal.
Unions, integration and society
Authors: Warner Malcolm
Published: July 2007

An analysis of the role of trade unions in a democratic society and the problems of overcoming the general apathy of members leads the author to suggest ways of increasing participation in union activities.
Reactions to redundancy: the influence of the work situation
Authors: Seglow Peter
Published: July 2007

What determines a man's attitude to redundancy? Previous assumptions that financial considerations are the most important influence are questioned by this study, which indicates that, in some instances at least, reactions to redundancy are primarily conditioned by the structural characteristics of the immediate work environment.
The economic consequences of the Equal Pay Act 1970
Authors: Sloane P. J. , Chiplin B.
Published: July 2007

Will the Equal Pay Act result in increased or decreased employment of women? How inflationary will it be and how much will individual firms suffer? Will it be easily evaded? Will it attack the fundamental problem of inequality of opportunity for women? These are some of the questions which the authors attempt to answer.
Collective agreements and the law in the Republic of Ireland: a case study in legal enforceability1
Authors: Horgan John M.
Published: July 2007

On a small scale, collective agreements are already legally binding in Ireland. A look at their operation and effectiveness gives some indication of what might happen if Conservative proposals become law in this country.
Merchant seamen aboard ship: a study at the work‐place
Authors: MacFarlane James
Published: July 2007

Although merchant shipping is one of our major industries, there has hitherto been little study of labour relations on board ship. This personal account of social and industrial relationships amongst the deck crew of the Queen Elizabeth provides a basis for future research.
Works rule books in the engineering industry1
Authors: Evans E. O.
Published: July 2007

A study of works rule books indicates that their purpose, consciously or unconsciously, extends considerably beyond the mere outlining of a disciplinary code. From the management's point of view they fulfil contractual, legal, informative and expressive roles. Moreover the tone of the language in which they are couched and, where subject matter is concerned, some surprising omissions provide an additional insight into management attitudes.
REGISTER OF CURRENT RESEARCH
Authors: Towers B.
Published: July 2007

FROM time to time in the IRJ is intended to devote a complete issue of the Register to the research activities of a single institution. This is particularly appropriate where an institution is engaged in a large number of projects the majority of which are likely to be of interest to our readers. We are beginning, in this issue, with a selection of the research projects currently in progress at the Manchester Business School. Institutional and individual subscribers wishing to include their research activities in future issues of the IRJ are asked to contact Mr. B. Towers and to follow the requirements outlined in Notes for Contributors on pp. 88–89.
The General Federation of Trade Unions 1945–70
Authors: Marsh A. I. , Speirs M. D.
Published: July 2007

The founders of the G.F.T.U, in 1899 envisaged a militant organization whose prime purpose was to provide financial support in industrial disputes; instead it has developed into a federation of small unions, providing a range of services geared particularly to the needs of the smaller union.
A trade without collective bargaining
Authors: Vickers J. O. N.
Published: July 2007

The contract cleaning industry has hitherto managed to avoid the establishment of collective bargaining machinery. Will this situation be remedied in the light of the N.B.P.I, report, pressure from the unions concerned and the T.U.C. ?
The challenge from below: an analysis of the role of the shop steward in industrial relations
Authors: Warren Alexandra
Published: July 2007

An analysis of the shop steward's position in industry makes it clear that his task is complicated by the different roles demanded of him by management, his union, the rank and file, and not least, his own conception of his role.
Mining redundancy
Authors: Bulmer By M. I. A.
Published: July 2007

In the particular circumstances of a colliery closure the Redundancy Payments Act did not appear to accomplish the legislators' intentions or indeed to operate equitably. Nor did the apparently inconsistent decisions of the Industrial Tribunal provide guidance for employers in future cases of redundancy.
Productivity agreements and productivity
Authors: Smith Ian G.
Published: July 2007

The effectiveness of productivity agreements as an agency for increasing productivity would be greatly enhanced by approaching the production process as a highly complex “system”, instead of assuming a simple relationship between labour effort and higher productivity.
Training and industrial relations—a broader perspective
Authors: Young D. R. W. , Findlater Miss. J. K.
Published: July 2007

An analysis of the assumptions underlying the traditional approaches to training demonstrates their inadequacy when it comes to the development of training in an industrial relations context. By taking a broader approach, however, suitable training strategies and methods can be developed.
Brewer‐licensee relations: a case study in the growth of collective bargaining and white collar militancy
Authors: Hawkins Kevin
Published: July 2007

The brewing industry is experiencing an upsurge of militancy amongst the tenants and managers of its public houses. How has this come about? Where is it likely to lead?
Patterns of white‐collar unionization in the steel industry
Authors: Bowen Peter , Shaw Monica
Published: July 2007

In the steel industry the influence of the employers and the steel workers' unions has probably played a more significant role in defining the direction and growth of white‐collar unionism than the attitudes of the white‐collar workers themselves.
Relations between trainers and line managements: a behavioural science approach
Authors: Lewis Paul
Published: July 2007

Trainers themselves, line management and operatives within an organization, as well as external bodies such as Industrial Training Boards, may have differing expectations of the trainer's role and where responsibility for training should lie. It is essential to clarify these attitudes and responsibilities if training is to be carried out effectively.
Conflicts and complementarities in the objectives of manpower policy: an illustration
Authors: Newton Keith
Published: July 2007

The notion that policy‐makers may encounter problems of conflict in the simultaneous pursuit of macro‐economic objectives has accounted for a sizeable segment of the economics literature in recent years. In the academic context, this conflict has attracted considerable attention, generally in the form of the well‐known Phillips‐curve relationship. Non‐academic opinion has also been reasonably well‐informed as evidenced by the apparently widespread understanding of the inflation‐unemployment trade‐off dilemma.
Trade union membership trends in seven Western European countries 1950—1968
Authors: Roberts Ivor
Published: July 2007

Post‐War trade union membership developments have received relatively little academic attention, in view of the importance attributed to trades union organization in the collective bargaining system, in the social, political and economic fields, in the relationships between organized labour and governments and, in particular, in the efforts to devise institutional arrangements suitable for dealing with wage‐price inflation. Union membership levels, the effective power of central federations and some of their individual affiliates, shifts in membership and the often concomitant changes in the political status of a union or unions and the degree of organization of a nation's labour force—are all important aspects of the potential role of trade union movements within the socio‐economic and political life of a nation. The objects of this paper are to examine membership levels and changes, density of organization, membership concentration and the membership experiences of the six largest unions within the trades union movements of Austria, Denmark, Germany (Federal Republic), Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom over the postwar period.
The Industrial Relations Journal and the European Community
Authors: Towers Brian
Published: July 2007

British entry into the European Community creates the conditions in which, for good or ill, the country's political, economic and social arrangements could be transformed. This observation applies at least as strongly to industrial relations as to other aspects of the national life. Indeed, it may even be argued that change in industrial relations in itself not only encompasses and reflects the broader patterns of socio‐cultural and economic change occurring in society as a whole, but also, on occasion, is instrumental in initiating far‐reaching changes outside the immediate concerns of industrial relations. Hence, the study of industrial relations could reasonably be seen as a study of society itself, in that both are concerned with the myriad of adjustments, large and small, which need to be made in the continuous task of reconciling, or providing a framework for reconciling, conflicting interests. Certainly, the study of industrial relations in a European Community context offers academics a practical and definable way of understanding the processes of integration in the organization of which Britain is now an important member. As far as managements and trade unions are concerned, short of some unusual catastrophe befalling multinational corporations, there must increasingly be a need to understand industrial relations systems and ideologies in countries other than our own for the severely practical business of negotiating viable agreements. In short, for the purposes of academic work and the requirements of the practitioner, industrial relations needs increasingly to be researched and discussed in a transnational as well as a national context, even though the latter must remain a large part of the reality for a long time to come.
Industrial relations and organizational behaviour: a critical appraisal1
Authors: Shimmin Sylvia , Singh R.
Published: July 2007

This paper is concerned with the growth and development of two fields of study which are customarily separated in both theory and practice. Those who specialize in one area, whether as students, teachers or research workers, are not necessarily familiar with, or required to learn, the state of knowledge in the other, although, as we shall show, there is a considerable commonality of interest. To some extent, this situation is an accident of history and the first part of this paper deals with the events and influences leading to the emergence of each field of study. In the second part, common strands and factors leading to the convergence of the two fields are considered. The third section examines the “state of the art” and evaluates current strengths and weaknesses. Finally, an appraisal is made of the direction of likely future trends.
BOOK REVIEWS
Authors: Gottschalk A. W.
Published: July 2007

Book reviews in this article:

LABOUR AND THE LAW Hamlyn Lectures No. 24 Otto Kahn‐Freund

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT LAW by F. W. Rose

MANAGEMENT BY AGREEMENT by W. E. J. McCarthy and D. Ellis

STRAIGHT JACKET OR FRAMEWORK: The implications for management of the Industrial Relations Act by E. G. A. Armstrong

INCOMES POLICY, EQUITY AND PAY INCREASE DIFFERENTIALS by Hilde Behrend

INCOMES POLICY AND CAPITAL SHARING IN EUROPE by Derek Robinson

PAY, PRODUCTIVITY AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING by Robert B. McKersie and Laurence C. Hunter

GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY IN BRITAIN: THE FEDERATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRIES IN POLITICS, 1945–65 by Stephen Bland

WHITE COLLAR UNIONS—A REVIEW Institute of Personnel Management

WHITE COLLAR UNIONISM IN BRITAIN: A SURVEY OF THE PRESENT POSITION by Roger Lumley

PARTICIPATION IN INDUSTRY by C. Balfour

THE APPLICABILITY OF ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIOLOGY by Chris Argyris

WORKING FOR FORD by H. Beynon

REDUNDANCY AND PATERNALIST CAPITALISM: A STUDY IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF WORK by Roderick Martin and R. H. Fryer
BOOK REVIEWS
Authors: Gottschalk Andrew
Published: July 2007

THE WORKER DIRECTORS: A SOCIOLOGY OF PARTICIPATION P. Brannen, E. Bastone, D. Fatchett and P. White.

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BOOK REVIEWS
Authors: Mackie Karl
Published: July 2007

THE SOCIAL OF BARGAINING: by Ian Morley and Geoffrey Stephenson, George Allen

UNION GROWTH AND TIE BUSINESS CYCLE, AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS: by George Sayers Bain and Farouk Elsheikh.

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BOOK REVIEWS
Authors: Mackie Karl
Published: July 2007

NIGHT WORK: by J. Carpentier and P. Cazamian

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS–ATEXT BOOK: by M. P. Jackson

RULE‐MAKING AND INDUSTRIAL PEACE: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY; by J. F. B. Goodman, E.GA. Armstrong, J. E. Davis and A. Wagner

GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION: A PRACTICAL GUIDE: International Labour Office

THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: by J. McConville

The Development of Industrial Relation Systems: Some Implications of Japanese experience.
BOOK REVIEWS
Authors: Mackie Karl
Published: July 2007

THE SOCIAL ORGANISATION OF STRIKES: by Eric Batstone, Ian Boraston and Stephen Frenkel

EXECUTIVE EASE AND DISEASE: by Dr. Beric Wright

THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS HANDBOOK: by Bowes Egan

TRADE UNIONISM UNDER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING: A Theroy based on comparisons of six countries: by H. A. Clegg

INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY IN WESTERN EUROPE: A North American perspective

PERSONNEL AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: A MANAGERIAL APPROACH: J. B. Miner and M. G. Miner

POLICY ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY PERSONNEL AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: M. G. Miner end J. B. Miner

“PENSIONS AND INDUSTflIAL RELATIONS”: Harry Lucas
BOOK REVIEWS & NOTES
Authors: Mackie Karl
Published: July 2007

FINANCING STRIKERS John Gennard

INDUSTRY AND LABOUR: Class Struggle at Work and Monopoly Captalism Andrew L Friedman

THE INEQUALITY OF PAY Henry Phelps‐Brown

THE PSYCHOANALYSIS OF ORGANISATIONS Robert De Board

PROPHECY AND PROGRESS: THE SOCIOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL AND POST‐INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Krishan Kumar

COMMON SENSE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Dennis D Hunt
Redundancy: perspectives and policies
Authors: Sutherland R. John
Published: July 2007

Although it is unwarranted to ignore personal traumas caused by redundancy, the public dimension, given an economy dominated by de‐industrialisation and unemployment, has assumed growing importance. In this article, R. John Sutherland examines public policies towards redundancy from several perspectives.
Plant‐level bargaining in France
Authors: Slack Edward
Published: July 2007

Institutionalised bargaining and formal collective agreements at plant level are a rarity in France. However, research shows that some form of unofficial bargaining does take place. Edward Slack illustrates this phenomenon using evidence obtained from a chemical plant and an industrialised dairy in 1974.
Shop steward tenure and workplace organisation*
Authors: Winch Graham
Published: July 2007

The shop steward theme is continued in this article which is based upon research carried out in six manufacturing plants in Hull. Graham Winch identifies the problem of shop steward turnover and argues that the most important cause lies in the shop steward being deprived of resources necessary for carrying out the job.
Disclosure of information: some evidence from case studies
Authors: Mitchell Falconer
Published: July 2007

The practice and problems of disclosure of information are of concern not only to those who are responsible for the conduct of industrial relations, but also to other specialists. Falconer Mitchell et alia, using case studies carried out in 1978 and 1979, discuss disclosure policy from the standpoints of both industrial relations and accountancy.
Industrial Relations Law Commentary: The Employment Act 1980
Authors: Mackie Karl
Published: July 2007

An analysis of the proposals leading to the Employment Act was featured in IRJ Volume 11 Number 2 (May/June 1980). Several changes were made to the Employment Bill in its passage through Parliament. Karl Mackie outlines the provisions of the Act in this commentary.
Employee Participation: Problems for the Shop Steward
Authors: Marchington Mick , Armstrong Roger
Published: July 2007

In spite of the extensive coverage given to employee participation and industrial democracy, important areas have been neglected. Mick Marchington and Roger Armstrong gather evidence concerning shop steward involvement in participative bodies, in response to the absence of a comprehensive analysis of steward attitudes and behaviour to participative schemes.
The nature of the relationship between safety representatives and their workforce constituencies*
Authors: Beaumont P. B.
Published: July 2007

In this article, Phil Beaumont reports research findings from a questionnaire‐based study of some of the more important aspects of the relationship between union‐appointed safety representatives and their workforce constituencies.
Industrial tribunals: is there an ideological background?
Authors: Bootham Fred , Denham David
Published: July 2007

Fred Boothman and David Denham argue that because of the entrenched support for managerial prerogatives in industrial tribunals, the legislation on unfair dismissal for trade union activities has not significantly extended job protection for trade union members.
Work absence in industrialised societies: the Australian case
Authors: Crawford Bob , Volard Sam
Published: July 2007

In this paper, Bob Crawford and Sam Volard present an analysis of the causes for temporary non‐approved work absence in which they isolate the extent of the ‘sickie’ in Australian industry. They suggest areas in which management can properly institute programmes which are likely to reduce the incidence of this largely avoidable and costly organisational problem.
Strikes and strike trends in West Germany, 1950–78
Authors: Muller‐Jentsch Walther
Published: July 2007

During the 1970s West German social scientists began to pay more attention to the strike phenomenon. In this article the author reviews recent research contributions in the Federal Republic and analyses the quantitative and qualitative aspects of strikes over the last thirty years.
A typology of shop stewards
Authors: Dufty N. F.
Published: July 2007

The role of the shop steward in Australian industrial relations is probably as important as that of his British counterpart. In this article the author uses the three types of shop steward described by Miller and Form: management, union and employee oriented, to analyse a survey of 260 shop stewards in Western Australia.
Unemployment and self‐employment: a survey
Authors: Johnson Peter
Published: July 2007

The currently high level of unemployment emphasises the importance (in policy terms) of the potential contribution of a self employment alternative. Here the author examines the available UK evidence on the degree of movement from unemployment to self employment, the factors influencing this movement and the role of labour market information and training.
The early years of a breakaway union: the APT and the polytechnic lecturers
Authors: Bright David
Published: July 2007

The emergence of the APT can be seen almost as a textbook illustration of a breakaway union. This article analyses reasons for its emergence and its impact upon the traditional union for polytechnic lecturers, the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education.
Membership of associations and free‐riders
Authors: Jones P. P.
Published: July 2007

In this article the author, using case study material, considers the motives which induce individuals either to join associations or to free‐ride. In particular, he concludes that analysis and thinking on the free‐rider problem needs to be pursued in a specific, well defined manner.
The workplace as a community: the case of British hotels
Authors: Shamir Boas
Published: July 2007

In this article the author describes workplace communities in British hotels and discusses the relationships between the workplace community and employees' subculture, family life and leisure patterns. He also discusses the role of the workplace community as an alternative to bureaucratic organisation and the consequences for people of working in a leisure context.
Book Reviews
Authors: Mackie Karl
Published: July 2007

Book Reviewed in This Article:

LABOUR RELATIONS IN ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES: ISSUES AND PROBLEMS Edited by B. Martin and E. M. Kassalow

STATE‐OWNED ENTERPRISE IN THE WESTERN ECONOMIES Edited by R. Vernon and Y. Aharoni, Croom Helm

THE LAST COLONY: BUT WHOSE? H. A. Turner, et al.

AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS D. Plowman, S. Deery, C.

EUROPEAN LABOR RELATIONS: TEXTS & CASES Thomas Kennedy
New technology: a survey of trade union response in Britain*
Authors: Robins Kevin
Published: July 2007

In this article, which is a version of a much larger report, the authors assess how the major trade unions, at conference and executive committee level, are responding in their policies and attitudes to the new technology.
The local organisation of a national dispute: the British 1979 engineering strike
Authors: Edwards Paul
Published: July 2007

The national engineering strike of 1979 was by far the largest strike in Britain in recent years. Here the authors examine a crucial aspect of the strike which has been given little systematic attention, that is in the way it was organised at local level and mobilised mass support.
Social psychology and training techniques for industrial negotiators
Authors: Tysoe Maryon
Published: July 2007

While it is accepted that social psychology has much to offer in the understanding of industrial relations problems and the development of negotiating skills, is there any hard social psychological evidence as to the usefulness of particular techniques of negotiation? In this article the author attempts to answer this question.
Book Reviews
Authors: Mackie Karl
Published: July 2007

Book Reviewed in This Article:

MULTINATIONAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ATTEMPTS H. R. Northrup, R. L. Rowan

EMPLOYEE POTENTIAL, ISSUES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN

WHITE‐COLLAR PROLETARIAT: THE INDUSTRIAL BEHAVIOUR OF BRITISH CIVIL SERVANTS Michael P. Kelly

ECONOMICS OF WAGES AND LABOUR L. C. Hunter C. Murray

WORKERS' CO‐OPERATIVES: JOBS AND DREAMS Jenny Thornley
A comparative analysis of moonlighting in Great Britain and the USA*
Authors: Alden Jeremy
Published: July 2007

There has been recent considerable interest in Britain and other countries in the practice of holding two paid jobs. This article provides the first comparative analysis of the nature and extent of ‘moonlighting’ in Britain and the USA.
Labour and the theory of the multinational corporation
Authors: Enderwick Peter
Published: July 2007

Here the author claims that despite the evergrowing volume of literature on multinational corporations little progress appears to have been made in understanding their effects on labour markets. This is reflected in the inconsistent and largely unsuccessful response of organised labour to multinational penetration.
The study of management in British industrial relations *
Authors: Wood Stephen
Published: July 2007

In this article the author gives a general overview of the study of management in industrial relations and examines the assumptions underlying the increased attention being given to management by industrial relations specialists.
The changing needs in company‐based shop steward training
Authors: Coyne John
Published: July 2007

The shop steward, as the most direct representative of employees at the workplace, fulfils an important, often complex and changing function within the firm. This article, using a particular shop stewards' course as a case study, assesses the shop stewards' training needs and suggests some possible reforms.
Disclosure of information: stratification and collective bargaining
Authors: Jenkins Glenville
Published: July 2007

Research has continually emphasised the lack of interest of management and trade unions into greater disclosure of information in collective bargaining. In this article the author explains this failure in terms of the stratification of new and existing information along hierarchical lines which do not disturb existing property rights and maintain status structures.
Postal ballots—some practical considerations
Authors: Fatchett Derek
Published: July 2007

This article concentrates upon some of the practical difficulties surrounding postal ballots—level of membership involvement, the problems of contacting paid up members, the drafting of questions on ballot papers and—possibly the most important issue—the degree to which the results moderate outcomes.
Workplace participation and employee influence: a study of managers and shop stewards
Authors: Warner Malcolm
Published: July 2007

This article looks at de facto and de jure participation in decision‐making, as well as the degree of direct as opposed to indirect influence wielded by the parties involved. It asks whether the perceptions of those on ‘different sides’ of the industrial fence, such as shop stewards and managers, largely differ and on what issues.
Trade union growth, the employer and the hotel and restaurant industry: a case study
Authors: Macfarlane Alastair
Published: July 2007

The author discusses the prospects for trade union growth in this industry in the light of a case study of the development of a branch of the Transport and General Workers’ Union within the EMI‐owned Angus Steak House chain.
Problem‐solving in collective bargaining: a comparative study of differences between union and management negotiators
Authors: Smith David , Turkington Don
Published: July 2007

Here the authors compare and contrast the findings of Peterson and Tracy's US study on differences between union and management negotiators with findings from a significant New Zealand replication of their work.
Industrial disputes in France, West Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom: measurement and incidence
Authors: Walsh Kenneth
Published: July 2007

In this article the author draws on research commissioned by the European Community into a detailed examination of the difference in the measurement of disputes in all the member countries before Greece's accession. The findings are presented over the period 1970–80 for the four largest members—France, West Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.
Democracy from the inside: the British AUEW(ES) and the Australian AMWSU
Authors: Bray Mark , Davis Edward
Published: July 2007

Democracy within trade unions has been the subject of considerable academic and practical discussion. This article compares the experience of two unions, one British and one Australian. It reveals that the focal point of discussion in both has been the extent of the relationship between the election of officials and union democracy and the relative merits of election by postal ballot and ballots at branch meetings.
Bridging the communications gap with the ordinary citizen
Authors: Behrend Hilde , Gould Elisabeth
Published: July 2007

This research note discusses findings from an exploratory study of people's perceptions of the economic situation in October 1981. The survey, as did earlier ones, reveals that there is a wide communications gap between governments, politicians, economists, journalists vis‐à‐vis members of the general public.
The turnover of shop stewards*
Authors: Winch Graham
Published: July 2007

The average turnover of shop stewards is a statistic with important implications for industrial relations. The Donovan Commission assumed a figure of 15 per cent in 1968 and the TUC one of 20 per cent in 1975. Recent evidence, reported in this research note, suggests that estimates are too low.
Book Reviews
Authors: Mackie Karl
Published: July 2007

Book reviews in this article:

WORKERS AND THE NEW DEPRESSION Robert Taylor

THE BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: SOME PROBLEMS OF INTEGRATION A. Thomson and M. Warner Gower

THE CAUSES OF INDUSTRIAL DISORDER: A COMPARISON OF A BRITISH AND A GERMAN FACTORY Ian Maitland

THE DYNAMICS OF WHITE‐COLLAR UNIONISM: A STUDY OF LOCAL UNION PARTICIPATION Nigel Nicholson
Industrial relations of recession
Authors: Bright David , Sawbridge Derek , Rees Bill
Published: July 2007

With unemployment reaching record levels and the economy showing signs of long run recession, attention is focused on the implications of this for the future of British industrial relations[1]. The authors examine key issues both nationally and in their local region, the North.
Typologies of shop stewards: a reconsideration
Authors: Marchington Mick , Armstrong Roger
Published: July 2007

The most comprehensive attempt to relate differences between or typologies of shop stewards to other factors has been the research undertaken by Batstone et alia. This article reconsiders and amends their typology.
Shop steward leadership and the dynamics of workplace industrial relations
Authors: Broad Geoffrey
Published: July 2007

Here the author reviews a new wave of research in how shop stewards actually operate in the workplace. He presents a selection of findings from a study conducted in several manufacturing companies which suggests that the shop steward operates in an essentially dynamic environment.
Single employer bargaining: structures and strategies
Authors: Kinnie N. J.
Published: July 2007

This article argues that managerial control over industrial relations is becoming more centralised. Managers are deliberately following a strategy which balances elements of centralisation and decentralisation. There are implications both for management and for the future study of single employer bargaining.
A study of white‐collar unions in dispute
Authors: Kelly Michael
Published: July 2007

Here the author analyses the ways in which involvement in industrial action by two large white‐collar unions in the public sector affected the organisational structure of those unions. The main focus of analysis is on the nature of the relationships between branch officials, branch members and national leaders.
The role of codes in labour relations: the case of disclosure
Authors: Gospel Howard
Published: July 2007

Over the last decade governments have increasingly used codes of practice as an alternative or complement to statutory regulation. This article uses as a case study one particular code, that on disclosure of information, to examine the relationships between codes’ legal obligations and industrial relations practice.
Freedom of association in modern industrial relations
Authors: von Prondzynski Ferdinand
Published: July 2007

Here the author attempts to analyse freedom of association by highlighting three phenomena—trade union independence, recognition and the closed shop—and asks what protection of the freedom requires in each context.
Industrial relations in Northern Ireland: a survey
Authors: Black Boyd
Published: July 2007

This survey finds that the legal and institutional framework and industrial relations practice in Northern Ireland have only been marginally affected by civil strife and continue to evolve in line with developments in Britain.
Job creation in Western Europe and North America
Authors: Jackson Michael
Published: July 2007

Here the authors attempt to assess the extent to which job creation programmes in Western Europe and North America have met their main objectives. It is argued that moves are being made to adapt programmes to expected changes in employment markets in the future.
Corporate merger and collective bargaining in the UK
Authors: Geroski Paul , Knight K. G.
Published: July 2007

Corporate merger since the war has transformed the private sector of the economy in Britain. This has had significant effects on collective bargaining arrangements and outcomes. In this article the authors review these effects and consider their implications for trade union organisation.
The limits of ‘the new industrial relations’
Authors: Rojek Chris
Published: July 2007

This article argues that ‘the new industrial relations’ represents a continuation of key themes in the Marxist tradition of enquiry. It identifies and offers a critique of the important contributions made by the ‘new’ approach in the debate on the structure and development of industrial relations in capitalist society.
Book Reviews
Authors: Mackie Karl
Published: July 2007

Book Reviewed in This Article:

MANAGERIAL STRATEGIES AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: Edited by Howard F. Gospel and Craig R. Littler

UNIONS ON THE BOARD: E. Batstone, A. Ferner and M. Terry

AUTHORITY AND PARTICIPATION IN INDUSTRY: P. Brannen

INTERNATIONAL YEAR BOOK OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEMOCRACY, Vol. 1 ORGANIZATIONAL DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL PROCESSES: Colin Crouch and Frank Heller (eds.)

SAFETY AT WORK AND THE UNIONS: P. B. Beaumont
Trade union political funds
Authors: Fatchett Derek
Published: July 2007

The most controversial part of the 1984 Trade Union Act is concerned with trade union political funds. This article suggests that the proposals challenge a consensus on political funding which has existed since 1913 and which could result in developments which the Government, when drafting these proposals, may not have anticipated.
Book Reviews
Authors: Mackie Karl
Published: July 2007

Book Reviewed in This Article:

THE ORIGINS OF TRADE UNION POWER: Henry Phelps

STEEL STRIKE: A CASE STUDY IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: Jean Hartley, John Kelly and Nigel Nicholson

BACK FROM THE BRINK: Michael Edwardes

IN SEARCH OF EXCELLENCE: LESSONS FROM AMERICA'S BEST RUN COMPANIES: Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman Jr.

CORPORATE CULTURES: THE RITES AND RITUALS OF CORPORATE LIFE: Terrence E. Deal and Allen A.
Workers’ investigations into the working environment
Authors: Forrester Keith
Published: July 2007

This article compares workers’ investigations into the working environment in Scandinavia with trade union research projects in Britain. The future of workers’ investigations in Britain is related to increasing concerns about occupational stress and changing work organisation with the introduction of new technology.
Japanese management and labor relations in US subsidiaries
Authors: Matsuura Nanshi
Published: July 2007

Here the author surveys Japanese executives and American workers in Japanese subsidiaries in the US. American employees welcome Japanese labor practices which increase employment stability, cash wages and individual leverage, but oppose those requiring collective behaviour and loyalty to the firm.
Responses to industrial closure
Authors: Hardy Cynthia
Published: July 2007

From a high point in the early seventies resistance to plant closure, especially in the form of the occupation, progressively declined throughout the rest of the decade. This article attempts to explain this trend in terms of changing socioeconomic contexts and management strategies.
The trade union movement and work‐sharing policies in interwar Britain*
Authors: Jones Stephen
Published: July 2007

In recent years there has been a great deal of interest in work‐sharing as a generator of new jobs. This article assesses the attitude of the trade unions to this policy in interwar Britain. It argues that work‐sharing was an element in the employment programme of the union movement.
Some reflections upon trade union recognition
Authors: Rose Ed
Published: July 2007

Union recognition is an ever topical issue. In this article the authors attempt to determine the desirability of instituting and operating a union recognition policy for a small, new enterprise within the manufacturing sector.
Employment of the disabled
Authors: Hill D. J.
Published: July 2007

The MSC proposes to end the employment quota scheme for the disabled and replace it by statutory obligation plus a code of practice. This article examines the difficulties which employers would face in demonstrating that they complied with the code and casts doubt on the benefit to the disabled themselves.
Law commentary: Unjust dismissal laws in other countries: some cautionary notes*
Authors: Estreicher Samuel
Published: July 2007

In this article the author provides a view from the USA on the workings of unfair dismissal legislation in a number of countries.
GCHQ and the changing face of staff relations in the Civil Service
Authors: Arthurs Alan
Published: July 2007

This article examines the decision of the British Government to prohibit trade union membership at GCHQ in the wider context of the Government's policies towards ‘deprivileging’ the civil service and reducing the power of trade unions.
Ownership nationality and industrial relations practices in British non‐manufacturing industries
Authors: Enderwick Peter
Published: July 2007

This article reports that foreign‐owned plants in non‐manufacturing in Britain display the same personnel management style as those in manufacturing with a greater commitment of resources to personnel management, more systemic labour deployment and higher pay levels than their British counterparts.
Labour intelligence and industrial relations policy 1886–1914*
Authors: Davidson Roger
Published: July 2007

This article examines the contribution of labour intelligence to the policy‐making process during a formative period of modern British industrial relations. It concludes that the experience of 1886–1914 has important lessons for current policy‐makers in the use of labour intelligence.
Research note: output and employment: a study of decisionmaking in the engineering industry
Authors: Blyton Paul
Published: July 2007

This research note reports a small‐scale survey of senior management in the engineering industry to assess the effects of rise in demand and output, as well as a shorter working week on employment. This study suggests little to support the belief that such measures would be effective as a means of increasing employment.
The introduction of new technologies: managerial initiative and union response in British banks
Authors: Child John
Published: July 2007

Banking is in the forefront of the application of new information technology. Here the authors examine the positions adopted by management and trade unions in recent years over the introduction of new technology in the retail sector of the British banking industry.
Manpower economies, management and industrial relations in the Civil Service*
Authors: Lloyd Paul
Published: July 2007

Since 1979 manpower economies have been a major component of the government's strategy of organisational change in the Civil Service. The authors examine the nature of this strategy and its impact on management and the conduct of industrial relations in the Civil Service.
Co‐operatives and new technology
Authors: Eaton Jack
Published: July 2007

Here the author discusses how current product and process technology increasingly militate against the idea of co‐operatives applied to manufacturing enterprises. Those which are set up are desperate expedients, usually short lived. There is, however, a significant role for co‐ops in the provision of services at local community level.
Participation and division of labour: a West German case study
Authors: FitzRoy Felix , Kraft Kornelius
Published: July 2007

Motivation and productivity were increased when the traditional division of labour and surplus was modified to give workers extended tasks and profit‐shares in firm Z. In X, traditional division of labour combined with worker‐shareholding and formal, representative participation failed to improve motivation.
Women at work: a case study of the insurance industry
Authors: Benson John , Griffin Gerard
Published: July 2007

This article reports the results of a survey of women employed in the Australian insurance industry. Three main issues are discussed: attitudes to work, experience at work and the role of the trade union in the workplace.
Law commentary: discrimination in union influenced employment recruitment
Authors: Khan Andy , Spencer Bruce
Published: July 2007

This article examines union influenced employers’ recruitment practices in the light of a recent Court of Appeal case. It argues that unions need to acknowledge traditional practices can, even unintentionally, be racist and sexist and that in order to defend union influence, those practices must change.
The decline of mass production and the challenge to union survival
Authors: Piore Michael
Published: July 2007

The growing inability of America's mass production industries to underpin economic prosperity is argued by the author as contributing towards the loss of labour's standing in society. He sees some hope in a return to a modified version of the craft union model.
Skill shortages again and the UK economy
Authors: Meager Nigel
Published: July 2007

Despite high unemployment, there is much concern with the perennial issue of skill shortages, and the detrimental impact on economic performance. What are the lessons of previous research in this area? This article, arising from work for the MSC, draws together the threads of earlier research and provides pointers for the future.