The evolution of Korean industrial and employment relations edited by Young-Myon Lee and Bruce E. Kaufman

Contributor(s):

Lee, Young-Myon, 1960- [Editor, Professor, Business School - Dongguk University, Seoul and President of the Korean Academy of Management, South Korea ]
Kaufman, Bruce E [Editor, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Economics - Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA, and Senior Research fellow Department of Human Resources & Employment Relations, Griffith University, Brisbane QLD, Australia]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publisher: Cheltenham Edward Elgar Publishing 2018Description: 346 pages illustrations 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781788113847 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

HD8730.5.E96 EVO

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I PRELIMINARY STEPS TO UNDERSTANDING EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN SOUTH KOREA / Byoung-Hoon Lee -- 1.Viewing Korean employment and industrial relations / Bruce E. Kaufman -- 2.The historical development of employment and labor relations in Korea / Chris Brewster -- pt. II INTRODUCTION TO THE MAIN ACTORS: EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES, COLLECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES, AND GOVERNMENT / Thomas A. Kochan -- 3.The Korea Employers' Federation and the development of Korean industrial relations / Kang-Sung Lee -- 4.The faltering militancy of labor unions: Recent developments in collective bargaining / Hyung-Tag Kim -- 5.The evolution of HRM practices and labor unions / Fang Lee Cooke -- 6.Korean public sector employment relations / David Lewin -- 7.New trends in Korean labor interest representation / Myung Joon Park -- pt. III CHALLENGES FACING THE LABOR MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS / Russell Lansbury Note continued: 8.Changes in the Korean labor market / Jai-Joon Hur -- 9.The proliferation of contingent workers / Paula B. Voos -- 10.Human resource development / Morley Gunderson -- 11.Women, employment and gender inequality in South Korea / Virginia L. Doellgast -- pt. IV NEW APPRAISAL AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS / Janice R. Bellace -- 12.Worker rights / Hyuk Kwon -- 13.Strike activity in Korea / Kyoung Won Park -- 14.Works councils in Korea: History, performance and assessment / Young-Myon Lee -- 15.Social dialogue at a crossroads / Hong-Geun Chang.

Summary: The Evolution of Korean Industrial and Employment Relations explores current employment and workplace relations practice in South Korea, tracing their origins to key historical events and giving cultural, politico-economic and global context to the inevitable cultural adaptation in one of Asia's 'miraculous' democracies.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Main Library Open Shelf	HD8730.5.E96 EVO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	147812	Available		BK133677
Book	Main Library Open Shelf	HD8730.5.E96 EVO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	147811	Available		BK133414

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: pt. I PRELIMINARY STEPS TO UNDERSTANDING EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN SOUTH KOREA / Byoung-Hoon Lee --
1.Viewing Korean employment and industrial relations / Bruce E. Kaufman --
2.The historical development of employment and labor relations in Korea / Chris Brewster --
pt. II INTRODUCTION TO THE MAIN ACTORS: EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES, COLLECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES, AND GOVERNMENT / Thomas A. Kochan --
3.The Korea Employers' Federation and the development of Korean industrial relations / Kang-Sung Lee --
4.The faltering militancy of labor unions: Recent developments in collective bargaining / Hyung-Tag Kim --
5.The evolution of HRM practices and labor unions / Fang Lee Cooke --
6.Korean public sector employment relations / David Lewin --
7.New trends in Korean labor interest representation / Myung Joon Park --
pt. III CHALLENGES FACING THE LABOR MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS / Russell Lansbury Note continued: 8.Changes in the Korean labor market / Jai-Joon Hur --
9.The proliferation of contingent workers / Paula B. Voos --
10.Human resource development / Morley Gunderson --
11.Women, employment and gender inequality in South Korea / Virginia L. Doellgast --
pt. IV NEW APPRAISAL AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS / Janice R. Bellace --
12.Worker rights / Hyuk Kwon --
13.Strike activity in Korea / Kyoung Won Park --
14.Works councils in Korea: History, performance and assessment / Young-Myon Lee --
15.Social dialogue at a crossroads / Hong-Geun Chang.

The Evolution of Korean Industrial and Employment Relations explores current employment and workplace relations practice in South Korea, tracing their origins to key historical events and giving cultural, politico-economic and global context to the inevitable cultural adaptation in one of Asia's 'miraculous' democracies.

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