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dc.contributor.authorKougiannou, Nadia K
dc.contributor.authorWilkinson, Adrian
dc.contributor.authorDundon, Tony
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-25T08:01:21Z
dc.date.available2021-11-25T08:01:21Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn0007-1080
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/bjir.12650
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/410364
dc.description.abstractManagerial attitudes are often seen as critical to sustainable employee participation practices, yet very little is known about how managers act within employee voice fora. We examine managements’ decision to actively consult with employees, and by doing so contribute to industrial relations debates concerning the role of managerial prerogative and trust to better understand the attitudes of managers towards elected employee representatives. Using evidence from a 2-year longitudinal study of non-union employee representation, we report on how managements’ perception of risk about sharing information with employee representatives influences their decision as to how to consult with employees. The findings show that managers can be unwilling to share information with employee representatives, which constrains the depth and scope of consultation. The role of management decision-makers, typically the I&C fora Chairperson, is highlighted as champion for, or obstacle to, consultation. Lastly, the data illustrate that I&C is viewed by management as a lower strategic organizational priority, and how extending worker voice is constrained by the importance management place on maintaining their presumed prerogative of control. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBritish Journal of Industrial Relations
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman resources and industrial relations
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3505
dc.subject.keywordsSocial Sciences
dc.subject.keywordsIndustrial Relations & Labor
dc.subject.keywordsBusiness & Economics
dc.subject.keywordsINDUSTRIAL-RELATIONS
dc.subject.keywordsABDUCTIVE APPROACH
dc.titleInside the meetings: The role of managerial attitudes in approaches to information and consultation for employees
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKougiannou, NK; Wilkinson, A; Dundon, T, Inside the meetings: The role of managerial attitudes in approaches to information and consultation for employees, British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2021
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated2021-11-19T04:18:56Z
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gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered as an advanced online version in Griffith Research Online.
gro.rights.copyright© 2021 The Authors. British Journal of Industrial Relations published by JohnWiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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gro.griffith.authorWilkinson, Adrian J.


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