Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 1K views

    Dunlop Theory

    Uploaded by

    Amirul Hamza
    1. The document discusses three major theories of industrial relations: Dunlop's system theory, Marxist theory, and pluralism theory. 2. Dunlop's system theory examines the interactions between management, workers, and government to determine rules and regulations. It takes a macro and micro view of the industrial relations system. 3. Marxist theory disagrees with the capitalist sources of power and ownership. It argues that wages should be minimized and objects to the power of unions. 4. Pluralism theory argues that a balance of power exists between interest groups in society. It provides tools to understand liberal democratic values and free market systems.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Dunlop Theory

    Uploaded by

    Amirul Hamza
    1K views7 pages
    1. The document discusses three major theories of industrial relations: Dunlop's system theory, Marxist theory, and pluralism theory. 2. Dunlop's system theory examines the interactions between management, workers, and government to determine rules and regulations. It takes a macro and micro view of the industrial relations system. 3. Marxist theory disagrees with the capitalist sources of power and ownership. It argues that wages should be minimized and objects to the power of unions. 4. Pluralism theory argues that a balance of power exists between interest groups in society. It provides tools to understand liberal democratic values and free market systems.

    Original Description:

    industrial relation

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    1. The document discusses three major theories of industrial relations: Dunlop's system theory, Marxist theory, and pluralism theory. 2. Dunlop's system theory examines the interactions between management, workers, and government to determine rules and regulations. It takes a macro and micro view of the industrial relations system. 3. Marxist theory disagrees with the capitalist sources of power and ownership. It argues that wages should be minimized and objects to the power of unions. 4. Pluralism theory argues that a balance of power exists between interest groups in society. It provides tools to understand liberal democratic values and free market systems.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    1K views7 pages

    Dunlop Theory

    Uploaded by

    Amirul Hamza
    1. The document discusses three major theories of industrial relations: Dunlop's system theory, Marxist theory, and pluralism theory. 2. Dunlop's system theory examines the interactions between management, workers, and government to determine rules and regulations. It takes a macro and micro view of the industrial relations system. 3. Marxist theory disagrees with the capitalist sources of power and ownership. It argues that wages should be minimized and objects to the power of unions. 4. Pluralism theory argues that a balance of power exists between interest groups in society. It provides tools to understand liberal democratic values and free market systems.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 7

    A.

    How does the academic discipline influence the history of Industrial


    System
    Dunlop theory
    There are various theories on explaining and practice the industrial relation, one of
    the theories is Dunlop theory. This theory is created by John Dunlop in the 1950s.
    the theory explain the industrial relation by using three aspect which is
    management organizations, worker and formal/informal ways they are organized
    and government agencies.

    This actor will work or produce production in the

    environment contain technology, labour, product market and the distribution power.
    The actor will used all the aspect to interact with each other, negotiate and use
    political power to determine the rules and regulation of industrial. John Dunlop
    presents three parties in his theory which is employers, labor unions, and
    government. The parties are a fundamental to the modern industrial relation
    according to the Dunlop theory. There are no dominant or autonomous powers in
    the parties but they must shaped together. This theory bring the union at least a
    third of the work force and it assume will continues grow. The relation industrial
    theory will deal with wages and other terms of employment and also bargaining and
    conflict resolution.
    The theory is focus on promote industrial relation research is more toward
    systematically comparative. It not just see the system in a macro view but also in
    micro view of the system relation labour. According to the elvender(2002), Dunlop
    has present two-well-documented example of the shaping of the rule systems that
    contain sector in different countries. The example presented on coal and building
    industry produce same rule systems focus on wage formation, general term of
    employment and industrial safety and the rule of conflict resolution is determined
    by national level. Dunlop theory identified three key influences in conducting an
    analysis of the management-labour relationship. The first is environment or external
    economic, technological, political, legal and social force that impact employment
    relationships. The second is characteristics and interaction of the key factor in the
    employment relationship and lastly rules that derived from these interactions that
    govern the employment relationship. The effect Dunlop theory will create rules of
    the workplace.
    1

    Marxist Theory
    The radical theory of industrial relation or Marxist theory is disagree to capitalistic
    source of power, namely, ownership and control extends beyond the corporate
    limits to market labour. The Marxian though objects the right of labour, union and
    collective bargaining. The theory objects the power of unionism because the union
    have intentions to overcome the power state. The state helps in the consolidation of
    power for employers and managers. Policies of economics growth and programs to
    counter the business cycles in the capitalistic system have increase government
    intervention in labour-management relations.

    The radical theory of industrial

    relations takes a macro or societal approach which focus into a concept of social
    control, exploitation and radical class awareness with an main goal to eliminating
    capitalism. The theory is also argue on weakness and contradiction in the capitalist
    system can born in revolution and the power of socialism overcome the capitalism.
    The theory also argues that wages must be minimized to subsistence level.

    Pluralism Theory
    The legislation and public policy, from 1850 onward, assisted western capitalism in
    recovery with the corporate and property laws, ownership and collective bargaining.
    The concept of pluralism become relevant for the analysis of social process in the
    broader of social as well as in the industrial relation. The collective bargaining
    become new process for resolving conflict between buyers and sellers, landlords
    and tenants, money lenders and borrowers, labour and management. The pluralist
    arrangement of the society make the society pursue their goals within limits, proper
    checks and balances there emerges a safeguard against abuse of power. This make
    the government and market processes to make sure the voluntary accommodation,
    freedom and stability in the society. The pluralism created equal balance power
    between interest group. The pluralism demolishes the group of a ruling class or
    elites that dominate society and the state on the right and wealth.

    Pluralism is a macro society which provided analytical tools for the


    understanding of fundamental western value that same as liberal democratic
    political system and free market system of production. The function structure and
    philosophy of the trade union movement give support to a system of free collective
    bargaining. The bilateral and trilateral system of conflict resolution and variations of
    industrial democracy is not prohibited in the pluralism. The concept of pluralism
    cause the industrial relation variable expand such as theory of the labour
    movement, collective bargaining and industrial conflict, wage determination and
    theory of society.
    The conclusion, the academic discipline society cause the industrial relation
    systems expand and touch every aspect in the society. Dunlop theory, Marxist, and
    pluralism is the evidence academic discipline influence the development of the
    industrial relation system. All of the theory has one main objective which is to see
    the industrial have a similarities service and right among all class in the society and
    not barrier when come to collective bargaining.

    B. Based on Literature Review, write critique on Industrial Relation


    system theories and other theories
    Critique Of The System Theory
    The most fundamental criticism of the system theory is it concept of the ideology
    which effect to all actors. According to the hamee(1982), the ideology that the
    system theory can be hold out as acceptable by all the actors is in fact with the
    consistent managerial interest. In some event, the maintenance of industrial peace
    and promotion productivity are commonly also shared by the government. The
    worker interest which is distribution of income and power or industrial peace is
    different with both management and government. The Dunlop theory cannot handle
    the conflict and change the Dunlop theory is depand on the parsonian analysis. The
    parson is obsess toward the society together make him forget or not seen the
    disruptive or conflictive element in the society. This make the theory is not effective
    in the all-time. The theory is not cover the lack personality-behavioral, motives and
    interaction patterns, structured and unstructured workgroup relation. The theory
    also not covers the behavior of trade unions. The theory is not prepared well to deal
    with the future of industrial relation. This statement can be countered with the Blain
    and Gennard equation of Dunlops framework but the hierarchies of actor,
    complexities of technical, market and budgetary show we cannot generate simple
    and operational hypotheses (Hamee, 1982).
    Critique of Marxist Theory.
    The radical theory rightly interpret the empirical world which the actor does not
    have

    same

    ideology

    but

    the

    ideas

    of

    reconcilability,

    compromise

    and

    accommodation, between classes in the radical theory on behavioristic and


    evidently in search of empirical evidence. The author question on way the individual
    and group react when they are confronted with conflicting interest. The theory is
    maintain that a society struggle is cannot avoided because production is controlled
    4

    by the capitalist. The reality show the stand of capitalistic system which made the
    worker gain economics as well as political gains in form of union that have a right to
    strike. The theory is faced up the flexibility of the capitalistic system which the
    union gives positive impact to the economy and the society welcome the union in
    their institution.
    The radical theory expended by the Hyman is overemphasized the gap
    between the rank-and-file and the union official. His statement on incorporated
    between capitalistic system and state but the official union are interested in
    maintaining the collective bargaining relationship. The author said the problem is
    not about the union but the membership which lack of interest about the issue and
    it not always about the vicious control of the union officials. The radical theory also
    fails to analyze the new social forces which have modified the laissez-faire
    capitalistic system to welfare state. It is a fact that the inequalities in distribution on
    wealth but the various social accommodation, economic policies, minimum wage is
    improved the socio-economic condition in the society. The radical theory based on
    the rank-and-files which defend and stood up increasing encroachment of the state
    and incorporation of the trade union. The author said it bias because there is
    evident misperception by radical theorists of all industrial conflict. Strikes, lockouts
    and sit-ins are interpreted as a political error or revolutionary socialism. The political
    sometimes make error management in the industrial but the intent of worker is
    misconstrued as being revolutionary or directed a virtual takeover of plant.
    A Critique Of Pluralism
    Pluralism is an economic theory of society who talks of pluralistic industrialism who
    seek the equality and greater avenues of liberty. The author critique that pluralism
    as a theory of society fails on three major which are as a political theory it assumes
    equality of power amongst various constituent group in the society which help the
    government in evolving a public policy based on mutuality and consensus, the
    theory not intercept the problem on economic society which is battle over scarce
    resources and liberty and freedom are coveted goals and important elements in the
    moralistic philosophy of pluralism and this will cause the ethical dilemma. This show
    the pluralism assumption is unrealistic, not cover the resources conflict and it show
    bas or an almost deliberate on the issue.
    5

    The conceptual of pluralism is a collective bargaining model. In the real


    situation of industrial relations, the successful of the bargaining process between
    labour and management depends on an unconditional acceptance of particular
    broad societal values such as industrial control my minority. Issues will become
    serious when the unions begin to question the minority private property rights. This
    will make the pluralism theory of industrial relation begin to crack up. This issue will
    cause a negative effect to the economic sanctions. According to the Hamee(1982),
    the relationship between the changing societal environment and the bargaining
    arrangement makes the Pluralist theory broad to integrate different theoretical
    strands which can make research and analysis.
    Conclusion, the critiques show the industrial theories have a several
    weakness and not broadly cover the societal aspect. however, it impossible to cover
    all aspect in one theory because the event or the problem is not happen in that time
    and maybe happen in future which human being cannot predict 100% right.
    Individual cannot choose one the theory but must study and review all the theory.
    The theories have tendency to be perfect because it can cover the weakness and
    underplay of both theories. In future, the industrial relation theories should keep
    expands and develops for better and balance industrial relation.

    Reference
    Dunlop's Contribution to industrial relation. (2014, october 24). Retrieved March 8,
    2015, from NaukriHub: make your career leap:
    http://www.naukrihub.com/industrialrelations/dunlop-model.html
    Elvander, N. (2002). Indusrial relation: A Short History of ideas and Learning.
    Stockholm: Arbetsliv l Omvandling work life in Transition.
    Hameed, S. M. (1982). A critique of Industrial Relation Theory. Relation industrial,
    15-31.

    Marxist Perspective. (2014, October 24). Retrieved March 8, 2015, from NaukriHub:
    http://www.naukrihub.com/industrialrelations/marxist-perspective.html

    You might also like