Browsing by Author "Harcourt, Mark"
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Distributive justice, employment-at-will and just-cause dismissal
Harcourt, Mark; Hannay, Maureen; Lam, Helen (Springer-Verlag, 2012)Dismissal is a major issue for distributive justice at work, because it normally has a drastic impact on an employee's livelihood, self-esteem and future career. This article examines distributive justice under the US's ... -
Employee fairness perceptions of performance appraisal: a Saint Lucian case study
Narcisse, Sharon; Harcourt, Mark (Routledge, 2008)This research identifies the essential factors which influence employees' fairness perceptions of their performance appraisals, and determines the applicability of these factors to the experiences of employees in a Saint ... -
Freedom of association, freedom of contract, and the right-to-work debate
Harcourt, Mark; Lam, Helen (Springer, 2006)The debate over union security arrangements is often presented as involving irreconcilable goals and values. Supporters of union security typically stress their importance to the union’s organizational strength and workers’ ... -
How much would US union membership increase under a policy of non-exclusive representation?
Harcourt, Mark; Lam, Helen (Emerald, 2010)Purpose – In light of the low-union density and a huge representation gap in the US representation system. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of the system under majority rule and to provide some ... -
The importance of employment protection for skill development in coordinated market economies
Harcourt, Mark; Wood, Geoffrey (Sage Publications, 2007)During the heyday of neoliberalism, employment protection was widely believed to be one of the main causes of Europe's poor economic performance and high unemployment. We challenge this view and instead argue that employment ...