From Employment Relations to Consumption Relations: Balancing Labor Governance in Global Supply Chains

Jimmy Donaghey; Juliane Reinecke; Christina Niforou; Benn Lawson

doi:10.1002/hrm.21552

From Employment Relations to Consumption Relations: Balancing Labor Governance in Global Supply Chains

Jimmy Donaghey, Juliane Reinecke, Christina Niforou, Benn Lawson

Strategy, Intl Mgt & Entrepreneurship

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Abstract

Global supply chains are part of the corporate strategy of many multinational companies, often with adverse effects on labor conditions. While employment relations scholars focus on a production-oriented paradigm, revolving around interactions among employers, workers, and government, much of the activism motivating the development of private labor standards is based around companies' relations with their consumers. This article proposes an analytical framework conceptualizing the interface of employment relations and consumption relations within global supply chains, identifying four regimes of labor governance: governance gaps, collective bargaining, standards markets, and complementary regimes. Finally, we suggest a research agenda for examining the role of consumption relations in the changing nature of global labor governance.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)	229-252
Number of pages	24
Journal	HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Volume	53
Issue number	2
Early online date	28 Oct 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21552
Publication status	Published - Mar 2014

Keywords

consumer relations
employment relations
global supply chains
labor governance
labor standards
private regulation
transnational governance

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