Abstract Research Question/Issue Over the last decades, research on the relationship
between national institutions, governance mechanisms, and firm outcomes has been …

While the marginalization of unions and the hegemony of neo‐liberalism in many of the
advanced societies challenged the raison d'etre of industrial relations (IR), the revival of …

The literature on the convergence of corporate governance systems across different
institutional contexts has often taken the role of 'agents of convergence'for granted. Against …

Are MNEs more socially responsible, and where is this more likely to occur? Are firms less
responsible in emerging or transitional economies, and what impact does the dominant …

In this article, we explore what determines the decisions of emerging‐market multinational
corporations (MNCs) to invest in Africa and whether this is any different from their …

This is a study on the incidence and impact of specific sets of HR practices on organisational
performance (OP) across different types of firm, within an emerging market setting, where …

Economists advise that the law should seek efficiency. More recently, it has been suggested
that common law systems are more conducive of economic growth than code-based civil law …

South Africa is characterised by extremely high unemployment, at a level that has the
potential to derail its future political stability. This paper explores constraints on the job …

There has been an increasing interest in understanding the effects of institutions on people
management and employment relations, applying frameworks of institutional analysis to …

A major question for the comparative analysis of industrial relations and labor market
institutions has been the extent to which labor laws in different countries have converged or …