TY - JOUR
T1 - Partnership at work: Mutuality and the balance of advantage
AU - Guest, D E
AU - Peccei, R
PY - 2001/6
Y1 - 2001/6
N2 - A framework for the analysis of partnership at work is presented, emphasizing the principles, practices and outcomes of partnership. A survey using matched samples of 54 UK management and employee representatives found a link between partnership principles and practices, between practices and ratings of employee attitudes and behaviour, between these and estimates of positive employment relations and quality and productivity, finally between productivity and sales and profitability. The findings support a mutual gains model but show that the balance of advantage is skewed towards management and reflects generally low management trust in employee representatives.
AB - A framework for the analysis of partnership at work is presented, emphasizing the principles, practices and outcomes of partnership. A survey using matched samples of 54 UK management and employee representatives found a link between partnership principles and practices, between practices and ratings of employee attitudes and behaviour, between these and estimates of positive employment relations and quality and productivity, finally between productivity and sales and profitability. The findings support a mutual gains model but show that the balance of advantage is skewed towards management and reflects generally low management trust in employee representatives.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0035531782&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/1467-8543.00197
DO - 10.1111/1467-8543.00197
M3 - Article
VL - 39
SP - 207
EP - 236
JO - British Journal of Industrial Relations
JF - British Journal of Industrial Relations
IS - 2
ER -