Large-Scale Privatization and Industrial Relations

New labor competition: How processes of deregulation and privatization affect industrial relations in Germany

Parallel and Distributed Implementation of Large Scale Industrial Applications

In many branches of industry, computer simulation has become an indispensable design tool that replaces a great deal of experiments in product design and thus reduces costs and time to market. However, simulation requires large amounts of computational resources. Parallel and distributed computing is a way to provide the required compute power especially to small and medium size companies or re...

Industrial relations and workplace adaptation

For persons with reduced work capacity, including disabled and elderly people, employment opportunities are influenced by access to work accommodation. This project aims to improve social partners’ expertise through industrial relations in the field of workplace accommodation, and as a result promote the inclusion of disabled and older people in the workplace. The purpose of this retrospective ...

Industrial Relations Centre

Teaching Comparative Industrial Relations

Introduction Mark Bray Comparative research is vital to the development of all social science disciplines. Indeed, many scholars have argued that the making of comparisons is the only method by which explanations of social behaviour and the development of theory occur. For example, the author of one comparative study of economic development in 'settler' societies argued: Only one analytical met...