The Evolution of Korean Industrial and Employment Relations

Edited by Young-Myon Lee and Bruce Kaufman

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Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
ISBN: 9781788113823
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Viewing Korean employment and industrial relations , pp 15-33

Young-Myon Lee and Bruce Kaufman

Ch 2 The historical development of employment and labor relations in Korea , pp 34-54

Kwang-Pyo Roh and Chris Brewster

Ch 3 The Korea Employers’ Federation and the development of Korean industrial relations , pp 63-82

In Jun, Peter Sheldon and Kang-Sung Lee

Ch 4 The faltering militancy of labor unions: Recent developments in collective bargaining , pp 83-100

Yongjin Nho and Hyung-Tag Kim

Ch 5 The evolution of HRM practices and labor unions , pp 101-124

Dong-Bae Kim and Fang Lee Cooke

Ch 6 Korean public sector employment relations , pp 125-141

Seung-Hyeob Lee and David Lewin

Ch 7 New trends in Korean labor interest representation , pp 142-160

Myung Joon Park

Ch 8 Changes in the Korean labor market , pp 167-181

Jai-Joon Hur

Ch 9 The proliferation of contingent workers , pp 182-200

Haejin Kim and Paula B. Voos

Ch 10 Human resource development , pp 201-218

Sang-Min Lee and Morley Gunderson

Ch 11 Women, employment and gender inequality in South Korea , pp 219-240

Heiwon Kwon and Virginia L. Doellgast

Ch 12 Worker rights , pp 249-267

Hyuk Kwon

Ch 13 Strike activity in Korea , pp 268-286

Kyoung Won Park

Ch 14 Works councils in Korea: History, performance and assessment , pp 287-304

Bruce Kaufman and Young-Myon Lee

Ch 15 Social dialogue at a crossroads , pp 305-322

Hong-Geun Chang

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