Projects / Programmes
Industrial relations regulation and strategic capability of the Slovenian companies
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 5.03.00 |
Social sciences |
Sociology |
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| Code |
Science |
Field |
| S212 |
Social sciences |
Sociology of labour, sociology of enterprise |
industrial relations, labour relations, neo-corporatism, neo-liberalism, employees, employers, trade unions, employers associations, social partnership, social dialog, participation
Researchers (4)
Organisations (1)
Abstract
In terms of the thesis based on the former researches, the actual regulation of industrial relations in Slovenia oscillates between neo-liberal and neo-corporatist forms. Within the last few years the signs of movement towards the neo-corporatism have appeared.
According to the position of the research team members, the stronger neo-corporatist regulation of industrial relations in Slovenia would stimulate the forming of more advanced interest coalitions on the micro level.
The analysis is based on some quantitative and mostly qualitative data collected by questionnaire and in-depth interviews with the key representatives of the industrial relations actors on the macro and micro level. The sample concerning the micro level consists of five Slovenian companies. The companies are located within the typical branches of Slovenian industry (electrical equipment – two companies, textile, food and chemistry). Ten years ago all companies were organised as socially owned enterprises, with highly developed social functions and institutionally secured intensive employees participation in decision making process.
According to the most important finding (reached in the year 1998), the company unionism is a relatively influential form of interest mediation on the micro level, which induces softer managerial policies and significantly changes motivational structure and behavioural patterns of employees.
