IIRA World Congress 2009

Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre
Sydney, Australia
Monday 24 – Thursday 27 August 2009

Track 2 – Voice and Representation at Work

#	Paper Title
	Wednesday 26 August 2009
4	Workers' Committees and Employee Voice in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Abdulmonem Alzalabani, Yanbu Industrial College, SAUDI ARABIA,
5	Equal opportunity actors: institutional entrepreneurs or organisational facade? Manfred Auer, University Of Innsbruck, AUSTRIA, Heike Welte,University Of Innsbruck,
10	Swedish trade unions vis-á-vis transnational labour market integration in the European Union Erik Bengtsson, Department Of Economic History, Göteborg University, SWEDEN,
11	Globalisation, regionalisation and transnational unionism: the case of Sweden and the Baltic states today Erik Bengtsson, Department Of Economic History, Göteborg University, SWEDEN,
18	What do Unions Do to Management? Rethinking Unions’ Effect in a Cognitive Perspective. Remi Bourguignon, GREGOR - IAE De Paris 1 / Sorbonne, FRANCE,
19	Homework and CSR: Can homeworkers benefit? Rosaria Burchielli, La Trobe University, AUSTRALIA, Martin Delaney,La Trobe University,
23	Study on the building of harmonious labor relations of China under the promulgation and implement of its¡¯ Labor Contract Law Wang Changcheng, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, CHINA,
27	Important changes in representativeness regulations of trade unions and representation of the workers in Luxembourg Franz Clément, Ceps/instead, LUXEMBOURG,
33	Strike Activity on London Underground: Incidence, Dynamics and Causes Ralph Darlington, University of Salford, UNITED KINGDOM, ,, ,, , , ,
45	Creating conditions for collective labour relations to improve labour rights in the electronics industry Jenny Holdcroft, International Metalworkers Federation, SWITZERLAND,
52	New forms of employee involvement at supranational level. The case of the European Company. Berndt Keller, Universität Konstanz, GERMANY, Frank Werner,University of Konstanz,
56	The Power of Discourse in the Economics of Workers’ Participation Stefan Kesting, AUT University, NEW ZEALAND,
57	Structural integration in merged unions: the case of ver.di in Germany Anja Kirsch, University of Sydney, AUSTRALIA,
58	Immigration in Portugal – New Challenges for the Trade Unions in a context of flexibilization of work and employment Marina Kolarova, School of Economics and Management, Tecnical University of Lisbon, PORTUGAL,
66	Trade union membership trends: can unions grow in the context of inclusive membership and ‘free-riding’? Jens Lind, Aalborg University, DENMARK, Erling Rasmussen,
67	Employee Voice and Occupational Health and Safety Representation in Australia: Evidence and Implications. Vineta Lopaticka, University of Western Sydney, AUSTRALIA, Judith Lyons,University of Western Sydney, Terri Mylett,University of Western Sydney,
68	Union strategies in representing 'new workers': the case of Australian and UK retail unions Samantha Lynch, University of Kent, UNITED KINGDOM, Amanda Pyman,University of Kent, Janis Bailey,Griffith University, Robin Price, Queensland University of Technology,
71	Knowledge work and intellectual property rights – new challenges for trade unions Stefan Lücking, Technische Universität München, GERMANY, Susanne Pernicka,
72	The Third Path to Industrial Democracy? The Experiences of Employee Representation Plans in the US Teiichi Sekiguchi, Chuo University, JAPAN,
	Thursday 27 August 2009
1	Sex worker collective organisation: between advocacy group and labour union? Gregor Gall, University of Hertfordshire, UNITED KINGDOM,
5	PRODUCTIVITY, PARTICIPATION AND EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING Ray Markey, New Zealand Work and Labour Market Institute (AUT University), NEW ZEALAND, Asko Harris,New Zealand Work and Labour Market Institute (AUT University), Felicity Lamm,New Zealand Work and Labour Market Institute (AUT University), Erling Rasmussen, New Zealand Work and Labour Market Institute (AUT University),
11	Determinants of the Perceived Bargaining Power of the Works Council - Results of an Empirical Investigation in 1000 German Firms Werner Nienhueser, University of Duisburg-Essen, GERMANY, David Hossfeld,University of Duisburg-Essen,
12	Dilemmas of organising call centre professionals: A choice between unions and professional associations Ernesto Noronha, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, INDIA, Helen D'Cruz,Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad,
17	The Legal Spectrum of Representative Consultation: Information and Consultation of Employees in Australia, the European Union and the United States Glenn Patmore, The University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA,
19	A Model to Predict Why Courts Vacate Arbitration Awards in Labor and Employment Disputes Robert Perkovich, DePaul University, USA, Suzan LaVan,DePaul University, Michael Jedel,DePaul University,
21	Employee Participation and Performance: a cross-national study Frederik Poutsma, Institute Management Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS, S.Alp Ligthart,Institute Management Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Chris Brewster,Reading University / UK,
23	The geographies of union renewal: do spatial approaches change our theories of union praxis? Al Rainnie, Leicester University, UNITED KINGDOM, Heiko Herod,, Al Rainnie,
29	Turnover and Voice in Philippine Call Centers Jonathan Sale, University Of The Philippines, PHILIPPINES, Arlene Bool,University Of The Philippines,
31	Elected Representatives; A New Voice in Pension Trusteeship? A Comparison of Canadian and UK Policy-makers' Perspectives on Introducing New Actors into Pension Trusteeship Susan Sayce, University of East Anglia, UNITED KINGDOM,
36	VOICE AND REPRESENTATION AT WORKPLACE IN INDIAN COMPANIES Joginder Singh Sodhi, Shri Ram Centre for Industrial Relations & Human Resources, INDIA,
40	The Transition of Labour Identity within Worker Representation in Taiwan Hsiao-Hui Tai, London School of Economics and Political Science, UNITED KINGDOM,
42	The Working Class and Clean Energy: Rethinking Philippine Industrial Relations Virginia Teodosio, University Of The Philippines School Of Labor And Industrial Relations, PHILIPPINES,
43	Voice and Representation in the New World of Work China and India C.P. Thakur, IIRA, India, INDIA,
54	Immigrant Workers and Social Movement Unionism - A Case in the San Francisco Bay Area Nobuyuki Yamada, Komazawa University, JAPAN,
57	The Recent Transformation and Development of Chinese Trade Unions under the new Political Slogans of ‘Creating Social Harmony and Scientific Management’ Ying Zhu, The University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA, Malcolm Warner,The University of Cambridge, Tongqing Feng,China Industrial Relations Institute,
59	Between the Party-State, Employers and Workers: Multiple Roles of Chinese Trade Union in the Transition to Market Economy Jian Qiao, China Institute of Industrial Relations, CHINA

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