The precise relationship between an employee and employer is often ambiguous within complex organisational boundaries. This book re evaluates the way employment relations are conceptualised and examines employment conditions in non-union organisations. The authors present a detailed analysis of the conditions and patterns of employment relations in both small and large non-union firms. They assess the impact of regulation, managerial ideology and market influences on employer strategies to avoid unionisation. Using social and psychological exchange, the book concludes with an assessment of...