Multinational corporations and employee relations: continuity and change in a mature industrial region

Abstract

In the 1980s there was a growing debate surrounding the impact of multinational corporations (MNCs) on employee relations, particularly in the UK. Furthers this research with an empirical study of the employee relations practices of three groups of MNCs (US, Japanese and German) in one UK region, Wales. This analysis is set within the context of rapid industrial, economic and social restructuring in Wales, including the demise of traditional industrial sectors such as coal and steel and the growth of foreign ownership. Concludes that MNCs have made a significant impact on the creation of a new industrial relations climate, but that there are differences in the practices of the three groups.

Citation

Innes, E. and Morris, J. (1995), "Multinational corporations and employee relations: continuity and change in a mature industrial region", Employee Relations, Vol. 17 No. 6, pp. 25-42. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425459510096847