National industrial relations systems and cross-border restructuring: evidence from a merger in the pharmaceuticals sector
Edwards, Tony ; Coller, Xavier ; Ortiz, Luis ; Rees, Chris ; Wortmann, Michael
European Journal of Industrial Relations
2006
12
1
March
69-87
enterprise restructuring ; labour relations ; multinational enterprise ; pharmaceutical industry
Business economics
English
Bibliogr.
"This article examines the restructuring process following a cross-border merger in the pharmaceuticals sector. We show how national industrial relations systems account for some aspects of cross-national differences in the process and outcomes of restructuring. However, we also argue that institutionalist approaches to comparative analysis must be complemented by a focus on the material interests of organizational actors and the resources that they can deploy."
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