Waddington, Jeremy (1987) The trade union merger process : a study of trade union structural dynamics. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

Previous studies of trade union structure have relied upon the
differentiation of taxonomic types. Descriptively, this method fails to account
for the evolutionary development of trade union form. Analytically, the
categorisation of unions into ideal types and the accentuation of the pure form
have acted to emphasise stasis to the exclusion of the dynamic elements
inherent within trade union structural development. In order to overcome these
shortcomings this thesis relies upon the identification and analysis of the
inter-relationships between trade union structural events. There are four such
structural events: mergers, formations, dissolutions and breakaways. The central
analytical focus is upon the trade union merger process, its causal influences
and its relationship with other structural events.
The wave pattern of occurrence observed in aggregate merger activity forms
the initial focus. Multivariate analysis is employed to generate a framework
within which this pattern is examined. The results of the multivariate analysis
suggest a changing relationship between the merger process and its
environmental influences during different phases in the institutionalisation of
industrial relations. Analyses of the changing shape of merger activity and
differences in its form during the two principal merger waves lend further
support to the notion that the merger process has undergone an evolutionary
development.
The inter-relationships between merger activity and other forms of
structural events also suggest variation over time. The pattern in these
variations is related to existing explanations of merger activity in order that
their merits and limitations can be considered. The extraction of elements of
these explanations allows for the generation of an alternative account of the
developments in merger activity based upon the integration of the extracted
elements.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Labor unions -- Mergers -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century, Labor unions -- Mergers -- Econometric models
Official Date:	January 1987
Dates:	Date Event January 1987 Submitted
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	School of Industrial and Business Studies
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Extent:	ix, 455 leaves
Language:	eng

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