Does the continued development of Human Resource Management mean the end for trade unions?

Abstract: In this topic, we are going to examine the changes that the continuing development of human resource management has brought about in the organisation with the emergence of trade unions in comparison to the effect from industrial relations. The unitarist approach of the human resource management and the pluralist approach by the industrial relations will be highlighted in our study in the survival of trade unions in the organisation. HRM refers to the policies …

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