Articles in Focus

Featured here are outstanding scholarly articles and academic papers on labor relations, accompanied by their abstracts and links to websites where full-text versions of the articles can be found. In addition to exploring these Articles in Focus, we hope you’ll acquaint yourself with our Searchable Bibliography, a continually updated catalogue of important English- and Chinese-language texts that advance the understanding of the field of labor relations.

2016-10-31
‘Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Regulations in Nigeria’s Public Regulatory Entity: A Call for Attention’, International Journal of Scientific
2016-10-26
‘Unions against governments: explaining general strikes in Western Europe, 1980-2006’, BIROn - Birkbeck Institutional Research Online & Comparative Polit
2016-08-15
‘Understanding Union Power: Resources and Capabilities for Renewing Union Capacity’, Transfer 16(3), pp. 333-350 (2010) Summary
2016-08-15
'A Race to Lower Standards? Labor Standards and Location Choice of Outward FDI from the BRIC Countries’, International Business Review, Vol. 23, No. 3.
2016-07-04
‘Overcoming the Youth Employment Crisis: Strategies from Around the Globe,’ JustJobs Network Report, October 2014
2016-07-04
‘Mass Strikes Against Austerity in Western Europe – A Strategic Assessment’, Global Labour Journal. Vol. 5. No. 3. Abstract
2016-06-06
‘Labour Codes of Conduct and Labour Policy Codes: An Overview’, E-Journal of International and Comparative Labour Studies. Vol. 3, No. 2. (2014)
2016-06-06
‘Is it Worth it? Postsecondary Education and Labor Market Outcomes for the Disadvantaged', IZA Journal of Labor Policy 4:1 (23 January 2015) 
2016-05-03
Based on a case study of the Honda workers’ strike and its impact on workplace industrial relations, this article explores the potential of and barriers to w
2016-05-03
Godard, J. & Frege C. (2014) ‘Worker Perceptions of Representation and Rights in Germany and the USA’, European Journal of Industrial Relations.
2016-03-29
‘International Trade Union Solidarity and the Impact of the Crisis’, Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies’, January 2015. Abstract
2016-03-29
 ‘Transnational trade union strategies toward European wage policy: A neo-institutional framework’, European Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol.
2016-03-29
 ‘Education and Wage Gaps: A Comparative Study of Immigrant and Native Employees in the United States and Canada’, American Institute for Research (AIR)
2016-03-29
 ‘Precarious Employment: Understanding an Emerging Social Determinant of Health’, Annual Review of Public Health 34:229-53. Abstract
2015-10-15
Why don’t governments need trade unions anymore? The death of social pacts in Ireland and Italy, Socio-Economic Review, 1-23 Abstract
2015-08-24
The principle of “Labor Discussions in Good Faith” is a way for some Chinese companies to coordinate and handle labor relations, promote industrial harmony a
2015-06-16
'Comparing Human Resource Management in China and Vietnam: An Overview,' University of Cambridge, Judge Business School Working Paper Series 
2015-06-16
Rights in Action: The Impact of Chinese Migrant Workers’ Resistances on Citizenship Rights Abstract