Employers’ Organizations, Business Interest Representation, and Employer Collective Action

Thursday, 2 July 2015

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM


TH03-01
Varieties of Employer Collective Action
Employers’ Organizations, Business Interest Representation, and Employer Collective Action

Discussant: Geoffrey Keith White, University of Greenwich
Session Organizers: Marco Hauptmeier, Cardiff University; Edmund Heery, Cardiff University; Leon Gooberman, Cardiff University

Participants:
Explaining the Origins and Rise of Strong Business Associations in Turkey
Lisa Sezer, London School of Economics and Political Science
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Employers' Organizations in the Post-Socialist Countries. Polish Case
Krzysztof Jasiecki, Polish Academy of Sciences
The Banking Union and the „War of Independence” Against International Financial Investors: The Case of Hungary (2010-2014)
Sebok Miklos, Research fellow, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

10:15 AM-11:45 AM


TH03-02
Employer Collective Action in the UK
Employers’ Organizations, Business Interest Representation, and Employer Collective Action

Discussant: Martin Behrens, WSI Hans Böckler Stiftung
Session Organizers: Marco Hauptmeier, Cardiff University; Edmund Heery, Cardiff University; Leon Gooberman, Cardiff University

Participants:
Employers' Organisation in UK Higher Education
Geoffrey Keith White, University of Greenwich
The Changing Face of Employer Collective Action: The Case of Business in the Community Wales
Cassandra Bowkett, Cardiff University; Marco Hauptmeier, Cardiff University; Edmund Heery, Cardiff University
Local Enterprise Partnerships: Putting Employers in the Driving Seat - to Nowhere
Patrick McGurk, WERU, University of Greenwich; Richard Meredith, University of Greenwich

2:15 PM-3:45 PM


TH03-03
Employer Collective Action in Latin America
Employers’ Organizations, Business Interest Representation, and Employer Collective Action

Discussant: Christian Lyhne Ibsen, University of Copenhagen, FAOS
Session Organizers: Marco Hauptmeier, Cardiff University; Edmund Heery, Cardiff University; Leon Gooberman, Cardiff University

Participants:
The Challenges of Tripartism in Vocational Training Development Strategies: The Case of Brazil
Moises Villamil Balestro, Universidade de Brasilia
Private Wealth and Public Revenue: Business Power and Tax Policy in Latin America
Tasha Fairfield, LSE
Employers As Actors of Regional Development? Employer Collective Action in a Espirito Santo, Brazil
Heike Doering, Cardiff University

4:00 PM-5:30 PM


TH03-04
Understanding Business Power and Interests
Employers’ Organizations, Business Interest Representation, and Employer Collective Action

Discussant: Bernd Brandl, University of Newcastle
Session Organizers: Marco Hauptmeier, Cardiff University; Edmund Heery, Cardiff University; Leon Gooberman, Cardiff University

Participants:
Making Sense of Employer Collectivism
Christian Lyhne Ibsen, University of Copenhagen, FAOS
Employers and Labour Market Insitutions: Friends or Foes?
Thomas Bredgaard, Aalborg University
Adjusting to Globalization: A Comparative Analysis of Business Interest Groups in Capitalist Systems
Patricia A. Nelson, Stockholm School of Economics
Italian Agricultural Employers' Associations in the Fifties and Sixties: Their “Influencing” Action on Politics
Vanessa Pollastro, Economic History Department - Catholic University of Milan; Andrea Maria Locatelli, Economic History Department - Catholic University of Milan

Friday, 3 July 2015

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10:15 AM-11:45 AM


TH03-05
The Changing Pattern of Employers' Collective Action
Employers’ Organizations, Business Interest Representation, and Employer Collective Action

Discussant: David Yeandle, Member of Employers' Group at European Economic and Social Committee
Session Organizers: Marco Hauptmeier, Cardiff University; Edmund Heery, Cardiff University; Leon Gooberman, Cardiff University

Participants:
The Strange Non-Death of Employer and Business Associations: The Development and Transformation of Employer and Business Associations in Europe
Bernd Brandl, University of Newcastle; Alex Lehr, University of Nijmegen
Adapting to Change: Employers' Organisations in Contemporary Britain
Leon Gooberman, Cardiff University; Marco Hauptmeier, Cardiff University; Edmund Heery, Cardiff University
Structure and Competing Logics: The Art of Shaping Interests within German Employers' Associations
Martin Behrens, WSI Hans Böckler Stiftung

2:15 PM-3:45 PM


TH03-06
The Different Roles of Employers' Organisations in Employment Relations
Employers’ Organizations, Business Interest Representation, and Employer Collective Action

Discussant: Edmund Heery, Cardiff University
Session Organizers: Marco Hauptmeier, Cardiff University; Edmund Heery, Cardiff University; Leon Gooberman, Cardiff University

Participants:
Employer Engagement in Welfare to Work Programmes: A Comparative Analysis of the UK and Denmark
Jo Ingold, University of Leeds; Danat Valizade, University of Leeds
From Industry to Issue-Based Association: Changing Forms of Collective Action Amongst UK Employers
Edmund Heery, Cardiff University; Leon Gooberman, Cardiff University; Marco Hauptmeier, Cardiff University
Policy Preferences and Political Influence: The Role Employer Organisations in the Making of Labour Immigration Policy
Chris F. Wright, University of Sydney
Employer Association at Work: Competitive Tripartism and the Singapore National Employers' Federation (SNEF) 1980-2000
Kah Chun Bernard Gan, School of Management, University of New South Wales; Peter Sheldon, School of Management, University of New South Wales; David E Morgan, School of Management, University of New South Wales

4:00 PM-5:30 PM


TH03-07
Employer Collective Action Across the World
Employers’ Organizations, Business Interest Representation, and Employer Collective Action

Discussant: Leon Gooberman, Cardiff University
Session Organizers: Marco Hauptmeier, Cardiff University; Edmund Heery, Cardiff University; Leon Gooberman, Cardiff University

Participants:
Employers in Quebec: What Logic of Action at the Sectoral Level?
Melanie Laroche, Université de Montréal; Jean Charest, Université de Montréal
Continuity and Changes in Employers' Views of French Joint Regulation
Catherine Vincent, IRES; Michèle Tallard, CNRS-IRISSO
Employer Association Governability and Training Levy. Lesson from the 2014 Reform of the French Further Training System
Etienne Cognard, Catholic University of Louvain