"In international commentary and debate on the effects of the Great Recession and austerity, Ireland has been hailed as the poster child for economic recovery and regeneration out of deep economic and fiscal contraction. While the genesis of Ireland's financial, economic, and fiscal crisis has been covered in the literature, no systematic analysis has yet been devoted to the period of austerity, to the impact of austerity on institutions ..."
"In international commentary and debate on the effects of the Great Recession and austerity, Ireland has been hailed as the poster child for economic recovery and regeneration out of deep economic and fiscal contraction. While the genesis of Ireland's financial, economic, and fiscal crisis has been covered in the literature, no systematic analysis has yet been devoted to the period of austerity, to the impact of austerity on institutions ..."
"New ways of managing conflict are increasingly important features of work and employment in organizations. In the book the world's leading scholars in the field examine a range of innovative alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practices, drawing on international research and scholarship and covering both case studies of major exemplars and developments in countries in different parts of the global economy. Developments in the managemen ..."
Partnership at Work(1st Edition) The Quest for Radical Organizational Change (Routledge Research in Employment Relations) by WilliamK. Roche, John F. Geary, Bill Roche Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2006 by Routledge Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-415-30434-4, ISBN: 0-415-30434-2
"The partnership established between the Irish Airports Authority and its trade unions in the mid-1990s was groundbreaking in promoting union and staff involvement in all aspects of company decision-making. This book charts the progress, achievements and obstacles faced by the partnership based on full access to the partners, documents, observations on how the partnership functioned and three surveys of the company's workforce."
"The partnership established between the Irish Airports Authority and its trade unions in the mid-1990s was groundbreaking in promoting union and staff involvement in all aspects of company decision-making. This book charts the progress, achievements and obstacles faced by the partnership based on full access to the partners, documents, observations on how the partnership functioned and three surveys of the company's workforce."
"New ways of managing conflict are increasingly important features of work and employment in organizations. In the book the world's leading scholars in the field examine a range of innovative alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practices, drawing on international research and scholarship and covering both case studies of major exemplars and developments in countries in different parts of the global economy. Developments in the managemen ..."
"This introduction to the practice of industrial relations in Ireland gives up-to-date analysis of the key issues and concerns. The second edition features three additional chapters, including managing industrial relations at enterprise level and multinationals and industrial relations practices."
"Designed for students undertaking project and thesis work at graduate level, this text should guide those faced with projects and dissertations through the maze of research methods. The book's approach stresses methodological thinking as a pre-requisite for understanding the whole nature of the research process, and shows how this, combined with technical knowledge, will enable students to select effective research approaches and strate ..."
"How has the recession affected the conduct of human resource management? How have HR departments and managers fared? Have leading firms taken measures to sustain and revive their businesses through innovative HR measures? How have union representation and influence been affected? Is the recession reshaping work and employment practices? These are among the questions answered in Re ..."
"Alongside the threat of litigation, the adoption of dispute resolution practices has
also been driven by efforts either to avoid unions altogether or to substitute their
core voicerelated function (for a fuller discussion, see Avgar, 2011). Union
density in the United States has been in decline since the 1950s, but the fierce
attempts by many organizations and their managers to limit unionization totally
escalated in the 1980s and ..."
"Focusing on Ireland, this text analyzes developments in Human Resource Management (HRM) strategies in such areas as: rewards; voice arrangements; dealing with unions; recruitment and selection; staff development; work organization; quality management; organizational change programmes; equal opportunity; HRM in Irish international companies; and the links between competitive strategies and human resources strategies. The book also includ ..."
"How has the recession affected the conduct of human resource management? How have HR departments and managers fared? Have leading firms taken measures to sustain and revive their businesses through innovative HR measures? How have union representation and influence been affected? Is the recession reshaping work and employment practices? These are among the questions answered in Recession at Work, the first systematic study in Europe to ..."
Why Choose the Liberal Arts?(1st Edition) by Mark WilliamRoche Paperback, 184 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Notre Dame Press ISBN-13: 978-0-268-04032-1, ISBN: 0-268-04032-X
" "A wise and inspiring meditation on the value of an education in the liberal arts, one that is informed by long experience, enriched by mature reflection, and not neglectful of commonsense practicalities. It beckons as a kindly light amid the encircling gloom of so much contemporary commentary on American higher education." --Francis Oakley, President Emeritus, Williams College "In a resistant country in a resistant age, Mar ..."