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Trade Union Participation and Influence at Norwegian Workplaces During the Pandemic
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2023 A central feature of the Nordic model of labor relations, namely, the collaboration between social parties at the workplace, has proven to be particularly effective during crises.
Sissel C. Trygstad +2 more
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The Nordic Model and Management in International Corporations:A Scoping Review
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2023 The overall aim of this scoping review is to present empirical studies regarding how the Nordic model has been investigated in relation to management in international companies.
Tone Elisabeth Berg +2 more
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Cohort Differences in Swedish Union Membership 1956–2019 and the Role of Individualization
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2021 Discussions of the role of cohort differences have long been part of academic research on union membership, with a central hypothesis being that the general decline in unionization is caused by changes toward more individualistic values in the younger ...
Erik Vestin, Patrik Vulkan
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The Translation of Nordic Workplace Democracy to the United States
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2022 This paper explores a translation process of Nordic workplace democracy by using an empirical case study of a Norwegian company setting up a subsidiary company in the US.
Hege Eggen Børve, Elin Kvande
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Employee Representatives on Company Boards – Hostages, Renegades or Fierce Opponents?
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2020 Members of company boards in Scandinavia are legally obliged to act in accordance with the interests of the company. How to interpret this obligation has been on the agenda ever since the employees were given the right to elect their own board members in
Inger Marie Hagen
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Defining and Regulating Zero Hours Work: Lessons from a Liberal Market Economy
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2019 The apparent rise in precarious work has received increased attention in a number of countries in recent decades. However, studies highlight the difficulties of both defining and capturing the extent of precarious work.
Lorraine Ryan +7 more
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Trade Union Channels for Influencing European Union Policies
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2015 This paper analyzes what channels trade unions in Europe use when trying to influence European Union (EU) policies. It compares and contrasts trade unions in different industrial relations regimes with regard to the degree to which they cooperate with ...
Bengt Larsson
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The Debate on Globalization and International Revitalization of Labor. A Critical Review
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2014 This article discusses some alternative or critical theoretical contributions regarding globalization and labor. The main question in this discussion is if there are changes in direction of a possible revitalization of labor movements and if ...
Daniel Fleming, Henrik Søborg
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Union Density in Norway and Sweden: Stability versus Decline
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2022 The aim is to explain why union density is not only considerably higher in the Ghent country Sweden than in non-Ghent Norway but also why it has declined much more in Sweden, in particular among blue-collar workers.
Anders Kjellberg, Kristine Nergaard
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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2016 The Norwegian model of industrial relations has received a lot of praise. It is generally thought of as the pinnacle of the welfare state, a reason why Norway is not severely hit by crises, is highly adaptable, and thus still going strong.
Ann Cecilie Bergene, Per Bonde Hansen
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