Inside the meetings: The role of managerial attitudes in approaches to information and consultation for employees

Managerial attitudes are often seen as critical to sustainable employee participation practices, yet very little is known about how managers act within voice fora. We examine managements’ decision actively consult with employees, and by doing so contribute industrial relations debates concerning the role of managerial prerogative trust better understand towards elected representatives. Using evidence from a 2-year longitudinal study non-union representation, we report on perception risk sharing information representatives influences their employees. The findings show that can be unwilling share representatives, which constrains depth scope consultation. management decision-makers, typically I&C fora Chairperson, highlighted champion for, or obstacle to, Lastly, data illustrate viewed lower strategic organizational priority, extending worker constrained importance place maintaining presumed control. Implications for theory practice discussed.