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Working Papers

2011

1. Industrial Relations in Britain under New Labour, 1997-2010: a post mortem
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)

2010

2. Individualisation and Growing Diversity of Employment Relationships
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010)

2009

3. The Process of Fixing the British National Minimum Wage, 1997-2007
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article The Process of Fixing the British National Minimum Wage, 1997–2007, British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics (2009) View citations (11) (2009)

2008

4. Competition and the Retreat from Collective Bargaining
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (32)

2006

5. The Influence of Product Markets on Industrial Relations
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (6)

2005

6. The Low Pay Commission After Eight Years
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)

2003

7. The Irrelevance of Trade Union Recognition? A Comparison of Two Matched Companies
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The Irrelevance of Trade Union Recognition? A Comparison of Two Matched Companies, Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), Curtin Business School (2003) View citations (2) (2003)

2002

8. The Operation of the Low Pay Commission
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (7)

2001

9. Collective Employee Representation and the Impact of Law: Initial Response to the Employment Relations Act 1999
   Working Papers, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
10. The Limits of Statutory Trade Union Recognition
    Working Papers, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge View citations (7)
11. The Management of Pay as the Influence of Collective Bargaining Diminishes
    Working Papers, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge View citations (3)

2000

12. Putting Partnership Into Practice In Britain
    Working Papers, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Putting Partnership into Practice in Britain, British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics (2000) View citations (8) (2000)
13. The Employment Contract: From Collective Procedures To Individual Rights
    Working Papers, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article The Employment Contract: From Collective Procedures to Individual Rights, British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics (2000) View citations (26) (2000)

1993

14. Does the Regulatory System Matter?: A Comparison of Workplace Industrial Relations in Australia and Britain
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

1990

15. THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS LEGISLATION SINCE 1979
    Working Papers, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The Economic Effects of Industrial Relations Legislation Since 1979, National Institute Economic Review, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (1990) View citations (12) (1990)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Fieldwork in labour relations research
   Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2019, 40, (1), 156-161
2. The Donovan report as evidence‐based policy
   Industrial Relations Journal, 2019, 50, (5-6), 419-430

2016

3. What Sort of Collective Bargaining Is Emerging in China?
   British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2016, 54, (1), 214-236 View citations (8)

2015

4. Trade unions at the workplace
   Industrial Relations Journal, 2015, 46, (1), 7-11

2014

5. Employment Relations in the Shadow of Recession: Findings from the 2011 Workplace Employment Relations Study, by Brigid van Wanrooy, Helen Bewley, Alex Bryson, John Forth, Stephanie Freeth, Lucy Stokes and Stephen Wood. Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2013, 268 pp., ISBN: 978 1137275769, £24.99, paperback
   British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2014, 52, (3), 620-621
6. FROM CENTER STAGE TO BIT PLAYER: TRADE UNIONS AND THE BRITISH ECONOMY
   The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2014, 59, (04), 1-20 View citations (2)
7. Obama's Bag: High Quality with No QC at Barrington
   Asian Case Research Journal (ACRJ), 2014, 18, (01), 115-142
8. The Limits on Pay as a Strategic Tool: Obstacles to Alignment in Non-Union Environments
   British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2014, 52, (3), 553-578 View citations (1)

2013

9. The effectiveness of socially sustainable sourcing mechanisms: Assessing the prospects of a new form of joint regulation
   Industrial Relations Journal, 2013, 44, (1), 20-37 View citations (11)
10. The transition from individual to collective labour relations in C hina
    Industrial Relations Journal, 2013, 44, (2), 102-121 View citations (5)

2009

11. The Process of Fixing the British National Minimum Wage, 1997–2007
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2009, 47, (2), 429-443 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper The Process of Fixing the British National Minimum Wage, 1997-2007, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2009) View citations (9) (2009)

2003

12. Initial Responses to the Statutory Recognition Provisions of the Employment Relations Act 1999
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2003, 41, (2), 315-334 View citations (9)
13. The Irrelevance of Trade Union Recognition? A Comparison of Two Matched Companies
    Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), 2003, 6, (3), 383-408 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper The Irrelevance of Trade Union Recognition? A Comparison of Two Matched Companies, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2003) View citations (2) (2003)

2000

14. Putting Partnership into Practice in Britain
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2000, 38, (2), 299-316 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Putting Partnership Into Practice In Britain, Working Papers (2000) View citations (6) (2000)
15. The Employment Contract: From Collective Procedures to Individual Rights
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2000, 38, (4), 611-629 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper The Employment Contract: From Collective Procedures To Individual Rights, Working Papers (2000) View citations (25) (2000)
16. Viewpoints: Helping Trade Unions into the 21-super- st Century—Following up the Employment Relations Act
    Public Money & Management, 2000, 20, (4), 12-13

1997

17. The Effects of British Industrial Relations Legislation 1979-97
    National Institute Economic Review, 1997, 161, (1), 69-83 View citations (7)
    Also in National Institute Economic Review, 1997, 161, 69-83 (1997) View citations (1)

1996

18. Productive Relations?: Robert Drago, Mark Wooden and Judith Sloan, Australian Industrial Relations and Workplace Performance (Allen and Unwin Sydney, 1992), 316 pp., ISBN 186373 1237, A$ 24.95
    Labour Economics, 1996, 3, (2), 221-223

1995

19. The Changing Nature of the Employment Contract
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1995, 42, (3), 363-77

1994

20. The Empirical Tradition in Workplace Bargaining Research
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1994, 32, (2), 153-164 View citations (7)
21. Workplace Industrial Relations under Different Regulatory Systems: A Survey-Based Comparison of Australia and Britain
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1994, 32, (3), 319-338 View citations (3)

1993

22. The Contraction of Collective Bargaining in Britain
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1993, 31, (2), 189-200 View citations (12)

1991

23. Pay Determination in Britain in the 1980s; the Anatomy of Decentralization
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1991, 7, (1), 44-59 View citations (18)

1990

24. The Economic Effects of Industrial Relations Legislation Since 1979
    National Institute Economic Review, 1990, 131, (1), 57-70 View citations (12)
    Also in National Institute Economic Review, 1990, 131, 57-70 (1990) View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS LEGISLATION SINCE 1979, Working Papers (1990) View citations (8) (1990)

1983

25. Central Co-ordination
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1983, 45, (1), 51-62
26. Competition and Workplace Wage Determination
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1983, 45, (3), 269-87 View citations (11)

1979

27. Engineering Wages and the Social Contract, 1975-1977
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1979, 41, (1), 51-61

1978

28. The Changing Nature of National Wage Agreements
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1978, 25, (2), 119-33 View citations (9)

1976

29. Incomes Policy and Pay Differentials: The Impact of Incomes Policy upon Workplace Wage Determination in the Engineering Industry 1972-75
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1976, 38, (1), 27-49 View citations (1)

1971

30. Piecework Wage Determination in Coventry
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1971, 18, (1), 1-30