The Transformation of Employment Relations Systems in Central and Eastern Europe

Adina Dabu and Ruth V. Aguilera
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Adina Dabu: UIUC - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [Urbana] - University of Illinois System
Ruth V. Aguilera: UIUC - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [Urbana] - University of Illinois System

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Abstract: During the 1990s, employment relations systems in Central and Eastern Europe experienced a complex, multilevel process of transformation. In the present paper, we discuss the transformation of employment relations systems under the impact of privatization, foreign direct investment, and pressures for the accession to the European Union enlargement at the enterprise, industry, and national levels. We argue that the pattern of embeddedness of employment relations in the former planned economic system, the developmental role of the state during the period of transition and the timing of the changes at a moment of intensified international competition resulted in unique configurations of employment relations in the different Central and Eastern European countries, not necessarily converging towards the incremental adjustments of Western European employment relations.

Keywords: Corporate governance; employment relations; Central and Eastern Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-03
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Published in Journal of Industrial Relations, 2005, Vol.47, n°1, pp.16-42. ⟨10.1111/j.1472-9296.2005.00156.x⟩

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-9296.2005.00156.x

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