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Arrowsmith (2003)
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Arrowsmith, J. (2003) ‘Post-Privatisation Industrial Relations in the UK Rail and Electricity Industries’, Industrial Relations Journal 34(2): 150-163.Editorial Comment:
Abstract: Commercial firms in industries once under public ownership generally have well-organised trade unions with significant disruptive capacity, yet overt conflict is often low despite major change. This paper examines the experience of two major rail and energy companies after privatisation. The results demonstrate the importance of sectoral characteristics, and the form of privatisation itself, in shaping industrial relations. The exercise of strategic choice at firm level also undermines any general industrial relations ‘theory of privatisation’.
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