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Employment relations, cost minimisation and inter-organisational contracting

Vincent, S.; Grugulis, I.

Authors

S. Vincent

I. Grugulis



Abstract

This article explores and theorises the employment relations consequences of cost minimisation in the management of inter-organisational contracts for less-skilled work. Case-study data reveal that cost minimisation creates and exacerbates employment relations problems, with the ‘success’ of particular tactics dependent on the relative tractability of broader economic conditions and social relationships.

Citation

Vincent, S., & Grugulis, I. (2009). Employment relations, cost minimisation and inter-organisational contracting. Industrial Relations Journal, 40(1), 40-59. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2338.2008.00512.x

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2009
Deposit Date Jan 7, 2011
Journal Industrial Relations Journal
Print ISSN 0019-8692
Electronic ISSN 1468-2338
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 40
Issue 1
Pages 40-59
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2338.2008.00512.x
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1544650

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