Meardi, Guglielmo, Strohmer, Sonja and Traxler, Franz (2013) Race to the East, race to the bottom? Multinationals and industrial relations in two sectors in the Czech Republic. Work, Employment & Society, 27 (1). pp. 39-55. doi:10.1177/0950017012464417 ISSN 0950-0170.

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Abstract

The article addresses the issue of multi-national employers’ effects on employment practices and industrial relations through the findings of 12 case studies of multi-nationals in the Czech Republic, in the automotive and finance sectors. It is found that in the automotive sector, where product markets are international, there is more transnational organizational co-ordination, but companies avoid transferring their employee participation practices, preferring unilateral management and leading to vertical segmentation between Western and Eastern European sites. In finance, companies from liberal market economies transfer sophisticated direct participation practices, also for anti-union purposes, as firm-specific advantages. The industrial relations outcome shows enduring gaps with Western European practices.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Industrial Relations Research Unit Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Journal or Publication Title:	Work, Employment & Society
Publisher:	Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN:	0950-0170
Official Date:	February 2013
Dates:	Date Event February 2013 Published
Volume:	27
Number:	1
Page Range:	pp. 39-55
DOI:	10.1177/0950017012464417
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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