When “us” doesn’t have to be versus “them”

Abstract

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – In the UK, in the 1970s and 1980s, labor relations were at the apex of political discourse like no other time in the country’s modern history. A slow economy and Labor Government in the late 1970s had seen the “sick man of Europe” suffer massive strike action and low productivity. The 1980s saw a huge response by the following Tory government, with radical trade union legislation taking the fight to employee bodies with debilitating effect. The war seemed to have been won, even if some battles ensued in the following decades. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.