Labour relations in Central Europe the impact of multinationals' money (Ashgate, 2007)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-177) and indexes
Study concept, hypotheses and approach -- Analytical reference points -- Investments by West European companies and industrial relations in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia as underlying study conditions -- The views of the actors on the supra-company levels : results of the expert interviews in the countries of origin and host countries of investment and on the EU level -- The nine West European multinationals : different patterns of the impact on the industrial relations in their CEE subsidiaries -- Conclusions
Since 1990, foreign direct investment (FDI) has quickened economic modernization in Central Europe. Labour Relations - as an essential factor in the organization of labour and production - have already been impacted upon by this modernization. On the basis of an analysis of nine corporations, this book uncovers various emerging models of industrial relations but also a clear tendency towards company centralization