Joachim Schuster Knihy

The position and situation of Russian managers was in the Soviet era, and still is today, determined by the social and political environment, to a greater degree than in the West. Whilst the economic conditions are the decisive parameter of action for managers in the West and the political level develops its effect on managerial decisions in a more mediating way, in Russia political decisions determine in a very direct way the structurally presented autonomy and the modes of behaviour of company managers that are imprinted with subjective factors.

Based on extensive field work (including interviews with trade unionists, members of works councils and management representatives) this book provides both a national and comparative assessment of European IR systems, focussing on the four major European economies of Germany, UK, Italy and France. Particular attention is given to the concept of 'Europeanisation', including the potential Europeanising of collective bargaining at plant and enterprise level; the development of Europe-wide employer and employee associations; the role of social dialogue; and the role of the European legislation process. Five detailed company cases are also provided, focussing on management decisions affecting employees in different countries and the role of European Works Councils in this context. The book concludes that the development of industrial relations in Europe has to be seen as a combination of sometimes contradictory European and national processes.

Farbige Illustrationen von Joachim Schuster, 72 Seiten.

Die Region um Tuttlingen erlebte Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts und Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts durch die Industrialisierung einen rasanten Wandel. Die Region erwarb einen exzellenten Ruf als Gewerbestandort. Rund 160 eindrucksvolle und meist unveröffentlichte Postkarten zeigen die Städte und Dörfer des Landkreises Tuttlingen zwischen 1895 und 1930. Die beschaulichen Ansichten zeigen, wie sich die Region in den letzten hundert Jahren entwickelt hat.