IR - P05

IR - P05
Instructor: Prof. S.S. Ganesh

Course Outline

Course Description: Industrial Relations is a key feature in the nature of managing employment relationship. This course attempts to provide insights into the sources of power and legitimacy, rights and obligations that management and employees seek for themselves and apply to others in a liberalising, deregulated and global environment.

Course Objectives:

As a result of succeeding in this course, participants will be better able to:

· Identify the central significance of the basis of industrial relations in the governance of employment relationship.
· Understand the significance of contract of employment in terms of the legal regulation of economic activity within the labour market.
· Gain insight to the wider employment relationship as a process of socio-economic exchange through a discussion of management function and its prescription.

Delivery Method:

Delivery is based on lecturing, case analysis and knowledge sharing methods.

Assessment:

The course has following components. Each component has a series of related activities concerning conceptual learning aimed at improving industrial relations practice in participants’ personal, professional and organizational domains.

S. No Name of the Component Weightage Group Work

1. Assignments 15% Yes

2. Knowledge Sharing 15% Yes

3. Quiz I 10% No

4. Mid-Term 15% No

5. Quiz II 10% No

6. End-Term 35% No

Suggested Text Books:

Joseph, J. (2004). Industrial Relations – Towards a Theory of Negotiated Connectedness. 2004, Response Books, Sage Publications, New Delhi.

Bhatia, S. K. (2002). International Practices in Industrial Relations. Deep & Deep Publications, New Delhi.

Bhatia, S. K. (2003). Constructive Industrial Relations and Labour Laws. Deep & Deep Publications, New Delhi.

Themes and Components

Theme 1	Are Industrial Relations Relevant?
	Reading:Crossan, M. (2003). Altering Theories of Learning and Action: An Interview with Chris Argyris. Academy of Management Executive, May2003, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p40.
Theme 2	Building Blocks of Industrial Relations
	Component 1:Approaches to Industrial Relations
	Readings:Singh, R. (1978). Theory and Practice in Industrial Relations. Industrial Relations Journal, 1978, Vol. 9 Issue 3, p57. Clegg, H. A. (1975). Pluralism in Industrial Relations. British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p309. Collective Action, Marx's Class Theory, and the Union Movement. By: Booth, Douglas E. Journal of Economic Issues, Mar78, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p163.
Theme 3	Collective Bargaining Vs. Contracting Individuals
	Component 1:Collective Bargaining
	Readings:Charlwood, A. (2002). Why Do Non–union Employees Want to Unionize? Evidence from Britain. British Journal of Industrial Relations, Sep2002, Vol. 40 Issue 3, p463-491. Addison, J. T. and Belfield, C. R. (2004). Union Voice. Journal of Labor Research, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p563-596.
	Component 2:Contracting Individuals
	Readings:Tuckman, A and Finnerty, C. (1998). Individual Contracts, Collective Bargaining and Trade Unionism: A Case for the Union Voice. Personnel Review, Vol. 27 Issue 6, p448. Gollan, P. J. (2002). Management Strategies towards Non–Union Employee Representation at News International. Industrial Relations Journal, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p316-331.
Theme 4	Decoding and Resolving Industrial Conflicts
	Component 1:Nature of Industrial Conflicts
	Readings:Peter, E. (1983). Industrial Conflict and the Nature of Labour Contracts. Employee Relations, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p23-27. Hurvitz, H. (1977). Ideology and Industrial Conflict. Labor History, Vol. 18, Issue 4, pp. 509 – 524.
	Component 2:Industrial Conflicts Resolution
	Readings:Provis, C. (1997). Mediation and Conciliation in Industrial Relations: Reflections from Australia. Labor Studies Journal, Winter97, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p81-101. Hunter, L. C. (1977). Economic Issues in Conciliation and Arbitration. British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p226-245.
Theme 5:	Employee Discipline and Grievance Handling
	Component 1:Employee Discipline
	Readings:Johnson, K. (2000). Employee Discipline Is Not Just for Punishment Anymore. Journal of Health Care Compliance, Vol. 2 Issue 4, p19. King, K. N. and Wilcox, D. E. (2003). Employee-Proposed Discipline: How Well is It Working? Public Personnel Management, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p197.
	Component 2:Employee Grievance Handling
	Readings:Miller, R. L. (1978). Grievance Procedures for Nonunion Employees. Public Personnel Management, Vol. 7 Issue 5, p302. Meyer, D. (2002). Problem Creation and Resolution in Unionized Workplaces: A Review of the Grievance Procedure. Labor Studies Journal, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p81.
Theme 6:	Future of Industrial Relations
	Readings:Nolan, P. and Wood, S. (2003). Mapping the Future of Work. British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p165-174 Taras, D. G. and Bennett, J. T. (2002). Technological Change and Industrial Relations. Journal of Labor Research, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p335-338. Sarfati, H. (2003). Interaction between Labour Market and Social Protection Systems: Policy Implications and Challenges for the Social Partners. International Journal of Comparative Labour Law & Industrial Relations, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p253-265.

Additional Readings for Mid-Term:

To understand the fundamentals of employment relations read the following articles.

1. Introduction to Employment Relations (Article 01)
2. Employers’ Associations (Article 02 to 05)
3. White Collar / Professional / Managerial Unions (Article 06 to 11)
4. Organizing Women at Workplace (Article 12 to 16)
5. Unionization in New Form Organizations (Article 17 to 19)

Further Readings

· Ackroyd, S. (1974). Economic Rationality and the Relevance of Weberian Sociology to Industrial Relations. British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p236.
· Analoui, F. and Kakabadse, A. (1993). Industrial Conflicts and Its Expressions. Employee Relations, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 46 – 62.
· Bhattacherjee, D. (2001). The Evolution of Indian Industrial Relations: A Comparative Perspective. Industrial Relations Journal, Vol. 32 Issue 3.
· Bunn, R. F. (1959). The Ideology of the Federation of German Employers’ Associations. American Journal of Economics & Sociology, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p369-380.
· Davidov, G. (2004). Collective Bargaining Laws: Purpose and Scope. International Journal of Comparative Labour Law & Industrial Relations, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p81-106.
· Diamond, W. J. and Freeman, R. B. (2002). Will Unionism Prosper in Cyberspace? The Promise of the Internet for Employee Organization. British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 40 Issue 3, p569-596.
· Eaton, A. E. and Voos, P. B. (2004). Managerial Unionism: Prospects and Forms. Labor Studies Journal, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p25-56.
· Fox, A. (1966). Managerial Ideology and Labour Relations. British Journal of Industrial Relations, Nov66, Vol. 4 Issue 3, p366, 13p
· Fox, A. and Flanders, A. (1969). The Reform of Collective Bargaining: From Donovan t Durkheim. British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p151.
· Gospel, H. F. (1973). An Approach to a Theory of the Firm in Industrial Relations. British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p211.
· Guest, D. E. and Conway, N. (2004). Exploring the Paradox of Unionised Worker Dissatisfaction. Industrial Relations Journal, Mar2004, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p102-121
· Gunderson, M. and Verma, A. (2004). Industrial Relations in the Global Economy. In Kaufman et al. (Eds.) Industrial Relations to Human Resources and Beyond. Spring Books, Gurgaon, India.
· Kaufman, B. E. (2002). Reflections on Six Decades in Industrial Relations: An Interview with John Dunlop. Industrial & Labor Relations Review, Vol. 55 Issue 2, p324.
· Kennedy, V. D. (1958). The Conceptual and Legislative Framework of Labor Relations in India. Industrial & Labor Relations Review, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p487.
· Machin, S. and Wood, S. (2005). Human Resource Management as a Substitute for Trade Unions in British Workplaces. Industrial & Labor Relations Review, Vol. 58 Issue 2, p201-218.
· Plowman, D. H. (1988). Employer Associations and Bargaining Structures: An Australian Perspective. British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 26 Issue 3, p371-396.
· Sen Gupta et al. (2000). Industrial Relations Law, Employment Security ad Collective Bargaining In India. Industrial Relations Journal, Jun2000, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p144.
· Slate, D. M. (1957). Trade Union Behavior and The Local Employers' Association. Industrial & Labor Relations Review, Oct57, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p42.
· Somers, G. G. (1953). Pressures on an Employers' Association in Collective Bargaining. Industrial & Labor Relations Review, Vol. 6 Issue 4, p557.
· Wheeler, H. (2004). Producers of The World Unite! A Return of Reformist Unionism? Labor Studies Journal, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p81-100.
· Willoughby, W. F. (1950). Employers' Associations for Dealing with Labor in The United States. Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p110-150.

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S. No	Name of the Component	Weightage	Group Work
1.	Assignments	15%	Yes
2.	Knowledge Sharing	15%	Yes
3.	Quiz I	10%	No
4.	Mid-Term	15%	No
5.	Quiz II	10%	No
6.	End-Term	35%	No