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The Embedded Character of Workplace Relations

Stephen J. Frenkel

University of New South Wales/University of Sydney

This article describes an embedded framework for analyzing workplace relations. The author argues that the contemporary workplace is embedded to varying degrees in three force-fields: the macro field of globalization and new technology, the meso field of transnational production networks, and the micro field of local political and labor market institutions and organization structure and culture. The article explores the effect of these influences on management, particularly the way flexibility and cost reduction are prioritized, and the consequences of this for workplace structures and relations. This analysis provides a relevant and shared context for the issues explored in the following five articles. These are briefly introduced in the final section of this article.

Key Words: embeddedness • labor flexibility • globalization • workplace relations

Work and Occupations, Vol. 30, No. 2, 135-153 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0730888403251516
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