Cheabol and Labour in Korea - The Development of Management Strategy in Hyundai

Informationen zum Autor Seung Ho Kwon, Michael O'Donnell Klappentext This important new study argues that an historical analysis of the labour-management policies of the Korean family conglomerates, or chaebol, is essential for a complete understanding of the dynamics of South Korean industrial relations. Focusing on the labour-management strategies of the Hyundai Business Group, the book offers a new perspective on the Asian 'tiger' economy. Zusammenfassung Focusing on the labour management strategies of the Hyundai Business Group, this important new study argues that historical analysis is essential for a complete understanding of the dynamics of South Korean industrial relations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction I The Political Economy of South Korea 1. The state, the chaebol and independent trade unions II Family Business and Expansion: 1940-1960s 2. Towards formalisation of labour management in Hyundai III Business Diversity and Concentration: 1970s-Early 1980s3. The organisation of work in heavy industries 4. A dual approach to personnel management and labour resistance IV Crisis and Transition: Early 1980s-1990s 5. The re-emergence of independent trade unions 6. Decentralisation of heavy industries 7. The extension of paternalism and union-avoidance 8. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Seung Ho Kwon, Seung Ho O''donnell Kwon, Michael O'Donnell
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.04.2001
• EAN: 9780415221696
• ISBN: 978-0-415-22169-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia ASAA East Asian Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Politics & government, Politics and government, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General