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Industrial Relations Perspectives

This document discusses three perspectives on industrial relations: unitary, pluralistic, and Marxist. [1] The unitary perspective views the organization as a harmonious system with shared values and management authority. [2] The pluralistic perspective sees divergent groups within organizations and legitimate conflicts of interest between managers and workers. [3] The Marxist perspective argues that class conflict is inherent in the capitalist system and will ultimately lead to social change.

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Industrial Relations Perspectives

This document discusses three perspectives on industrial relations: unitary, pluralistic, and Marxist. [1] The unitary perspective views the organization as a harmonious system with shared values and management authority. [2] The pluralistic perspective sees divergent groups within organizations and legitimate conflicts of interest between managers and workers. [3] The Marxist perspective argues that class conflict is inherent in the capitalist system and will ultimately lead to social change.

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INDUSTRIAL

RELATIONS

PERSPECTIVES

Page 1
Concepts to be covered:

o Perspectives of IR
o Differences between these perspectives

Page 2
• Unitary Perspective
• Pluralistic-Perspective
• Marxist Perspective

UNITARY PLURALISTIC RADICAL


Input Conversion Output

CONFLICT INSTITUTIONS/PROCESSES REGULATIONS


(RULES)

SYSTEMS
Page 3
SOCIAL ACTION
Unitary Perspective
• The organization is perceived as an integrated and harmonious
system, viewed as one happy family

• Organization should be an integrated group of people with a


single authority/loyalty structure.

• Set of common values, interests and objectives shared by all


members.

• Found predominantly among managers- Management Ideology.

Page 4
Two Important implications-
• Conflict is perceived irrational.
• Trade unions are regarded as intrusions

Management’s prerogative is regarded as


legitimate.

Page 5
Pluralistic-Perspective
• The organization is perceived as being made up of powerful and
divergent sub-groups - management and trade unions.

• Conflicts of interest and disagreements between managers and


workers are normal and inescapable.

• Trade unions are deemed as legitimate representatives of


employees.

• The firm should have industrial relations and personnel


specialists who advise managers and provide specialist services.

• Independent external arbitrators should be used to assist in the


resolution of disputes.

Page 6
Radical Marxist Perspective
• Weakness and contradiction inherent in the capitalist
system would result in revolution and the ascendancy of
socialism over capitalism.

• Capitalism would foster monopolies.

• Class conflict is the source of societal change.

• Class conflict arises from the disparity in distribution of


economic power.

• The nature of social and political institutions is derived


from this economic disparity.
Page 7
Pros. Unitary Pluraistic Marxist
Basis
Assumption Integrated group Different values, Division between
of people, interest and labour & capital,
common values objectives Inequalities in
society

Nature of Single authority Competitive Inherent in


conflict and loyalty authority & loyalty economic &
structure structure social systems

Resolution of Coercion Compromise & Change


conflict Agreement Society

Role of Trade Intrusion from Legitimate Employee


Union outside response to Page 8

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