1	Approaches to Comparative Studies Lecture 1
2	Administrative Does everyone have course outline and paper handout? Has everyone checked the web page? For next time, read Scoville
3	Today Nature of Models Comparative Studies Industrial-Relations Systems
4	I. Nature of Models Why use models or theories Choosing model or theory to fit the question For example, looking at industrial conflict v. looking at management behavior Dynamic models v. static models
5	II. Comparative Studies What is the smallest number of systems we would want to compare? Why? What are the limitations of comparing two systems as opposed to comparing three or more?
6	III. Industrial-Relations Systems – What is IR About? Employment Relationships Rule Making
7	Components of an Industrial-Relations System? Actors Environments/Contexts Rules Ideology
8	Actors Workers and their representatives Employers and their representatives Government agencies
9	Environments Technological Economic Locus and distribution of power in society
10	Rules Procedural Rules Substantive Rules Administrative Rules
11	Ideology Of each actor and of the overall system Compatibility
12	Next Time Kerr, Dunlop, Harbison and Myers Industrialization Approach KDHM v. Dunlop Scoville Approach
13	Approaches to Comparative Studies Lecture 2
14	Review Nature of Comparative Studies Industrial Relations Systems Actors Environments Rules Ideology
15	Administration Reading for next time - Clegg
16	Today Kerr, Dunlop, Harbison and Myers Industrialization Approach Dunlop v. KDHM Scoville Approach
17	I. Kerr, Dunlop, Harbison and Myers Industrialization is the central labor issue Industrialization requires elites to introduce and extend it into society
18	Elites Dynastic Middle Class Colonial Nationalist Marxist
19	II. Dunlop v. KDHM Cross-sectional and static v. longitudinal and dynamic Purely taxonomic v. predictive General v. Specific Where does Dunlop focus attention? Where do KDHM focus attention?
20	How Do These Help Us Compare Systems? Tell us what a system is Suggest dimensions along which systems may differ or be similar
21	III. Scoville – theory of the labor movement Labor movement consists of unions and of workers political institutions Mistake to focus just on unions Economic v. political action
22	Labor Elites Groups centering on workers themselves Middle-class reformers Intellectuals Variety of economic, social and political factors influence this choice Britain and US labor tended to follow middle-class reformers where European labor tended to follow intellectuals
23	Structures What kind of structure will a political labor movement require? What kind of structure will an economic labor movement require?
24	Evolution of Labor Movement As industrialization develops, the labor movement evolves in response However, the initial structure of the labor movement continues to have an impact on that evolution Example: AFL structure adopted in the 1880s
25	Next Time Distinctive Features of the US system of Industrial Relations Based on the Dunlop framework
26	Approaches to Comparative Studies Lecture 3
27	Administration Reading for next time – first reading on Canada Also Atlapedia and Labourstart
28	Review Forces shaping the origins and development of the labor movement KDHM Scoville Questions about Clegg? Won’t be covered in class
29	Today Distinctive Features of the US IRHRM system? Based on the Dunlop model Suggests points of comparison with other systems
30	Environments Distribution of power in society Technological environment Economic environment
31	Ideology Ideologies of each of the actors Workers Employers Government Relationship of these ideologies to that of the overall society
32	Actors Unions Employers Government
33	Web of Rules Procedures for making rules Rules – terms and conditions Administration and interpretation of the rules
34	Next Time Begin discussion of Canadian IRHRM practices Check Atlapedia and Labourstart Do first reading on Canada