The Cheabol and Labour in Korea: The Development of Management Strategy in Hyundai

by Seung Ho Kwon, Michael O'Donnell

Overview

This important new study argues that an historical analysis of the labour-management policies of the Korean family conglomerates, or chaebol, is essential for a complete understanding of the dynamics of South Korean industrial relations. Focusing on the labour-management strategies of the Hyundai Business Group, the book offers a new perspective on the Asian 'tiger' economy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415221696
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/26/2001
Series:	Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) East Asian Series
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Seung Ho Kwon, Michael O'Donnell

Table of Contents

Introduction I The Political Economy of South Korea 1. The state, the chaebol and independent trade unions II Family Business and Expansion: 1940-1960s 2. Towards formalisation of labour management in Hyundai III Business Diversity and Concentration: 1970s-Early 1980s3. The organisation of work in heavy industries 4. A dual approach to personnel management and labour resistance IV Crisis and Transition: Early 1980s-1990s 5. The re-emergence of independent trade unions 6. Decentralisation of heavy industries 7. The extension of paternalism and union-avoidance 8. Conclusion