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What aspect does the relational type of contract primarily focus on?
What aspect does the relational type of contract primarily focus on?
What type of power relies on the allocation of intrinsic rewards?
What type of power relies on the allocation of intrinsic rewards?
Which type of contract specifically addresses situations of organizational changes?
Which type of contract specifically addresses situations of organizational changes?
Which of the following values is NOT typically associated with the employee/employer dynamic?
Which of the following values is NOT typically associated with the employee/employer dynamic?
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Which type of involvement describes an intense, negative orientation towards an organization?
Which type of involvement describes an intense, negative orientation towards an organization?
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What is attitudinal commitment primarily characterized by?
What is attitudinal commitment primarily characterized by?
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What is a key characteristic of compliance theory as developed by Etzioni?
What is a key characteristic of compliance theory as developed by Etzioni?
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Which of the following best describes the balanced type of psychological contract?
Which of the following best describes the balanced type of psychological contract?
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Which of the following examples best represents utilitarian power?
Which of the following examples best represents utilitarian power?
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What type of commitment involves loyalty to the company beyond standard expectations?
What type of commitment involves loyalty to the company beyond standard expectations?
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How is employee satisfaction typically assessed?
How is employee satisfaction typically assessed?
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What can failure to achieve a compromise between employee and employer lead to?
What can failure to achieve a compromise between employee and employer lead to?
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In what way is calculative involvement characterized?
In what way is calculative involvement characterized?
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Which type of power does not fall under the categorization in Etzioni's compliance theory?
Which type of power does not fall under the categorization in Etzioni's compliance theory?
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Which type of organizations typically relies on coercive power?
Which type of organizations typically relies on coercive power?
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Which of the following best represents the concept of cooperation and conflict as mentioned by Fox?
Which of the following best represents the concept of cooperation and conflict as mentioned by Fox?
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What is the main focus of employee relations compared to industry relations?
What is the main focus of employee relations compared to industry relations?
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Which aspect is typically associated with industry relations?
Which aspect is typically associated with industry relations?
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What does the psychological contract primarily involve?
What does the psychological contract primarily involve?
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Which of the following is NOT typically a characteristic of employee relations?
Which of the following is NOT typically a characteristic of employee relations?
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What best describes the relationship dynamic in employee relations?
What best describes the relationship dynamic in employee relations?
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Why is the distinction between employee relations and industry relations often contested?
Why is the distinction between employee relations and industry relations often contested?
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Which of the following is a primary obligation of both parties in a psychological contract?
Which of the following is a primary obligation of both parties in a psychological contract?
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What is one of the challenges in defining employee relations?
What is one of the challenges in defining employee relations?
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What does unitarism assume about companies and their employees?
What does unitarism assume about companies and their employees?
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Which perspective focuses on the exploitation of workers?
Which perspective focuses on the exploitation of workers?
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What are substantive rules?
What are substantive rules?
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Which of the following defines procedural rules?
Which of the following defines procedural rules?
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What are considered inputs in Dunlop's industrial relations system?
What are considered inputs in Dunlop's industrial relations system?
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According to the information, which factor is NOT included as an input in industrial relations?
According to the information, which factor is NOT included as an input in industrial relations?
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Which element is a key feature of pluralism?
Which element is a key feature of pluralism?
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How do contextual factors influence industrial relations?
How do contextual factors influence industrial relations?
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Study Notes
Employee and Industry Relations
- Employee relations is a complex concept, difficult to define.
- This chapter examines the basics, variables, dynamics, and models involved.
- Perspectives are explored at both the individual and organizational level.
- It's important to understand the essence of employee/industrial relations in company operations.
Employee Relations vs. Industry Relations
- There's confusion about the nuances between "Employee Relations" and "Industry Relations."
- Some see them as interchangeable; others differentiate them.
- A debate continues regarding these distinctions.
Industry Relations
- The term is synonymous with collectives like workers and trade unions.
- It's often linked to "industrial" work, manufacturing, labor-intensive tasks, and factory work.
- "Industrial Relations" was often associated with "collective action" like bargaining agreements.
Employee Relations
- This term focuses on a smaller subset of industries.
- It goes beyond factory work, encompassing the service sector, non-union entities, part-time, and contract workers.
- It focuses on restrictions and agreements between the industry and its workers (individually or collectively).
Psychological Contract
- An intangible agreement between employer and employee.
- It binds the relationship and establishes a structure based on practices and expectations.
- Norms include fairness and transparency for both parties.
- Employee impact and value are recognized and rewarded (benefits, tenure, growth).
- Both parties work toward shared goals, building on shared values, mores, and vision for growth.
Types of Psychological Contract
- Transactional: Focuses on a transactional relationship between employee and organization.
- Transitional: Occurs during organizational changes (mergers, acquisitions, restructuring).
- Balanced: Emphasizes a fair and equitable exchange.
- Relational: Focuses on building long-term employee-organization relationships.
Adding to the broad prescriptions
- Building community among peers.
- Providing tenure and security.
- Offering corporate mobility and promotions.
- Ensuring humane treatment in the workplace.
- Supporting work-life balance and integration.
- Allowing flexibility in tasks and processes.
- Employees should proactively learn and be competent.
- Employees should participate in teams.
- Employees must focus on achieving organizational goals.
- Employees should be able to perform tasks with minimal supervision.
Challenges
- Finding the right compromise regarding differences.
- Incorporating a standardized system in practice.
- Failure in finding compromise may lead to higher costs or missed opportunities arising from transactional costs and lack of compromise.
- Psychological contract understanding is essential to understanding dynamics within the organization (e.g., fairness, justice, transparency, trust).
- Job satisfaction is an area where dynamics are important, and is measured through surveys regarding various job aspects.
Relationship Attachment: Compliance and Commitment
Compliance
- A comprehensive program ensuring institutions and staff operate ethically, with integrity and respecting legal requirements.
- Etzioni's compliance theory classifies organizations based on the type of power they use (coersive, utilitarian, and normative) and the type of involvement (alienative, calculative, and moral).
Types of Power
- Coercive power: Use of force and fear to control lower-level participants. (prisons, mental hospitals, military).
- Utilitarian/Remunerative power: Uses remuneration or extrinsic rewards to control participants. (salary, benefits, job security).
- Normative power: Controls through intrinsic rewards. (interesting work, contribution to society, universities, organizations).
Types of Involvement
- Alienative Involvement: Intense negative orientation (prison inmates).
- Calculative Involvement: Low-intensity, either positive or negative (merchants with permanent customers).
- Moral Involvement: Positive orientation of high intensity
Commitment
- Emotional and psychological attachment an employee feels towards the organization.
- Measures employee loyalty, dedication, and engagement with their work and company goals.
Types of Commitment
- Attitudinal Commitment: Psychological bond based on shared norms and values between employer and employee.
- Behavioral Commitment: Going beyond expectations for loyalty to the organization.
Cooperation and Conflict
- Fox identified frames of reference within this field: unitarist, pluralist, and radical/Marxist.
- Unitarism: Assumes companies and employees share common goals and norms.
- Pluralism: Acknowledges diversity and differences in norms and objectives which creates various groups.
- Radical/Marxist: Focuses on class, exploitation of workers, and the idea that Labor + Technology + Capital equal goods and services with a surplus value.
Industrial Relations as a System
- Dunlop views industrial relations as a system with inputs, processes, and outputs.
- Inputs: Actors (laborers, managers, and exogenous agencies), contexts (economic, market, technological changes) and potentially Third-party actors (market forces, technology/other entities).
- Processes: Substantive (concrete rules like wages) and procedural rules (decision-making). Procedural rules shape substantive rules through interactions that determine outcomes and these outcomes form the substantive rules that govern the system (varying based on national differences, culture, organization, and ethics).
- Outputs: These outputs are shaped by the aforementioned rules, such as wage agreements(substantive) and how wage agreements are reached (procedural).
Ideology, Processes and Collective Bargaining
- Ideology: Shared values, beliefs, and ideas reinforced across hierarchies, contributing to better working relationships and stability.
- Process Synthesis: Explains how inputs are transformed into outputs through processes like collective bargaining and arbitration.
- Collective Bargaining: Negotiations to reach a consensus between parties.
- Arbitration: Third party mediation for resolution when parties disagree.
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