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DUNLOPS APPROACH TO
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Synopsis
Meaning
Elements of system approach
Conculision
INTRODUCTION
The industrial relations can be viewed from various
angles which may range from the economic to the social,
political to the legal, psychological and managerial.
For instance: an economist tries to interpret the problem
of industrial relations in terms of forces of the law of
demand and supply.
So industrial relations cannot be understood by using any
of the approaches as they are not subject to objective
enquiry
approach
Sociological approach
human relations approach
Gandhi an approach
Human resource management
approach
System approach
Meaning
System:
The term "systems" is derived from the Greek word
"synistanai," which means "to bring together or
combine." The term has been used for centuries.
System approach
A
The
System Approach
System approach is one of the significant theories of industrial labor relations
was put forth by john Dunlop in 1950s.
This approach was quite helpful in studying the industrial relations that is it
focuses on
Environment forces
Output
He also states that none of these institutions could not act in an autonomous or
independent . Instead they were shaped at least to some extent by their market ,
technological and political contexts
Environmental forces
Dunlops approach to
industrial relations
b) Environmental forces
Dunlop as identified three types of environment forces that
are relevant to industrial relations
Technological characteristics
Market or economic constraints
The locus and balance of power existing in a society
Technological characteristics
employers
The government
Also influences the relationships between the labor and
management
The regulatory role of government is therefore an important part
in shaping the pattern of industrial relations