BUS 432 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Cultural Relativism, Teleology, Business Ethics

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 432
• Professor: Dave Thomas

Document Summary

A trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates contracts regarding wages and working conditions. National industrial relations systems are a reflection of the society in which they operate. A system of industrial relations consists of actors, rules, environmental context, and ideology. The actors are organizations, employees, and government who maintain relations with each other through three tightly interconnected contexts. The technological features of the work situation, the market opportunities or limitations, and the relative power distribution between actors are dynamic forces that result in the interactions among actors. The products of this interaction are the substantive and procedural rules regarding labor relations. The system includes an ideology that helps to bind the system together as an entity. Industry unions represent all levels of employees in an industry. Craft unions/conglomerate unions are based on occupation and represent employees across industries.