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| Abbreviations |
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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| PART I: INTRODUCTION |
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Scope and Method of the Research |
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| PART II: THE CONTEXT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPEAN WORKS COUNCILS |
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Political Europeanisation - economic Globalisation? |
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13 | (7) |
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The Transformation of Corporate Strategies |
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20 | (7) |
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The Legal Context for EWCs The Directive and its Precursors |
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27 | (14) |
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The Establishment of EWCs: Process and Course of Development |
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41 | (12) |
| PART III: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN WESTERN EUROPE |
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National Industrial Relations and the Context for EWCs in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and Germany |
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53 | (17) |
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EWCs as a Catalyst for European Industrial Relations |
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70 | (7) |
| PART IV: EIGHT CASE STUDIES ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EUROPEAN WORKS COUNCILS |
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Fields of Interaction of EWCs |
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77 | (7) |
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Interaction between the EWC and Management |
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79 | (1) |
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Interaction between EWC Members |
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80 | (1) |
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Interaction between the EWC and National Structures of Employee Representation |
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81 | (1) |
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Interaction between EWCs and Trade Unions |
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82 | (2) |
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Schmalbach-Lubeca: Countervailing Power through Information |
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84 | (20) |
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Hoechst: The EWC as the `Fourth Tier of Codetermination' |
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104 | (18) |
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The EWC at Bull: Tackling the `Long Haul' |
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122 | (18) |
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The EWC at Rhone Poulenc: The Politics of Incrementalism |
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140 | (17) |
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The EWC at GKN: Still Searching for Independence |
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157 | (12) |
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ICI: The Untypical Briton |
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169 | (13) |
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The EWC at Merloni: `Left in the Lurch' |
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182 | (14) |
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The EWC at ENI: Building Block of a European Corporate Culture |
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196 | (17) |
| PART V: CONCLUSIONS AND PROSPECTS |
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Implications of the Case Studies |
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213 | (22) |
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EWCs and Management - From Acceptance to Recognition |
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213 | (5) |
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Relationship within EWCs - En Route to a European Forum? |
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218 | (7) |
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EWCs and National Employee Representation - Integration Still in its Infancy |
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225 | (4) |
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EWCs and Trade Unions - The Search for Efficient Co-operation and Strategic Focus |
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229 | (6) |
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EWCs in the `European Social Model' - From Informtion Committee to Social Actor |
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235 | (6) |
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The EWC Model as Political Objective |
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241 | (7) |
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National Prospects: EWCs in Italy, France, the UK, and Germany |
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248 | (8) |
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Will EWCs Promote the Europeanisation of Industrial Relations? |
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256 | (14) |
| APPENDICES |
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I. Comparative Overview of EWCs |
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EWC Interaction with Management |
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263 | (2) |
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Internal Characteristics of EWCs |
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265 | (2) |
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EWCs and National Employee Representation |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
| Bibliography |
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