Planting Seeds for Social Dialogue: An Institutional Work Perspective

Annelien Gansemans, Céline Louche () and Marijke d'Haese
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Annelien Gansemans: UGENT - Universiteit Gent = Ghent University = Université de Gand
Marijke d'Haese: UGENT - Universiteit Gent = Ghent University = Université de Gand

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Abstract: How to get workplace social dialogue started at the bottom of Global Value Chains remains a difficult question. Drawing from institutional work literature, we investigate how local unions, supplier and buyer worked together to start the process of social dialogue in the anti-union context of pineapple plantations in Costa Rica. The process unfolds along four phases each involving specific sets of institutional work. The study highlights the evolving brokerage role of the international buyer and the importance of balancing compliance and commitment approaches to build the foundation for workplace social dialogue.

Keywords: Institutional work; social dialogue; global value chains; brokerage role (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-03
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Published in British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2021, 59 (1), pp.84-113. ⟨10.1111/bjir.12523⟩

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Journal Article: Planting Seeds for Social Dialogue: An Institutional Work Perspective (2021)
Working Paper: Planting seeds for social dialogue: An institutional work perspective (2018)
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DOI: 10.1111/bjir.12523

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