The limits of high performance work systems in unionised craft-based work settings

McBride, J.

Abstract

This paper focuses on constraints on the effectiveness of high performance work techniques deriving from the traditions of craft‐based trade unionism and long‐established structures and cultures within sector‐based employment relationships. The findings question the fundamentally managerialist nature of HPW accounts that assume labour's position in the high‐performance equation to be simply one of recipient of managerial initiatives.

Citation

McBride, J. (2008). The limits of high performance work systems in unionised craft-based work settings. New Technology, Work and Employment, 23(3), 583-591. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-005x.2008.00214.x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Oct 21, 2008
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2008
• Deposit Date: Jun 19, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 10, 2018
• Journal: New Technology, Work and Employment
• Print ISSN: 0268-1072
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-005X
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 583-591
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-005x.2008.00214.x
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1328718