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The development of conflict resolution practices in Irish workplaces

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  • Roche William K.

    (College of Business, University College Dublin, Ireland)

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This paper examines the development of procedures for conflict resolution in workplaces in Ireland and the more recent emergence of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practices. Based on a synthesis of data from a series of studies and on a review of reports of conflict resolution innovations, the paper shows how conventional procedures for resolving collective disputes and individual employment grievances had become almost standard by the 1980s, while a series of ADR practices became features of conflict resolution from the 1990s. The changing character of conflict resolution procedures and practices is attributed to a series of influences that include the professionalisation of personnel and human resource management, the changing pattern and context of workplace conflict, the growing importance of multinational firms, and the emergence of professional training and expertise in the provision of ADR support services. The paper projects a continuing rise in the incidence and use of ADR practices but questions the extent to which organisations in Ireland are likely to adopt conflict management systems based on integrated sets of conflict resolution practices.

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  • Roche William K., 2016. "The development of conflict resolution practices in Irish workplaces," Administration, Sciendo, vol. 64(3-4), pages 61-89, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:admini:v:64:y:2016:i:3-4:p:61-89:n:5
    DOI: 10.1515/admin-2016-0025
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    1. William K. Roche & John F. Geary, 2000. "“Collaborative Production” and the Irish Boom - Work Organisation, Partnership and Direct Involvement in Irish Workplaces," The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies, vol. 31(1), pages 1-36.
    2. William K. Roche & Paul Teague, 2011. "Firms and Innovative Conflict Management Systems in Ireland," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 49(3), pages 436-459, September.
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