M.A. (Manpower and Labour Relations Strategy) / composed of two or more interdent parets, components or subsystems, and delineated by identifiable boundaries from its environmental supra system." This circumscription forms the basis of the systems approach to which unions influence can be measured. The empirical results displayed that: (i) Union membership has not proved better and higher valued posts in comparison with non-union membership. There was found that unions could contribute in the upgrading and standardising of post levels. This upgrading and standardising is more pst specific indicated that post appreciation. (ii) Unions have a influence on compensation structures. (iii) As far as shareholder schemes for workers it was found that unions regard it as important if they negotiated with them. (iv) As far as social responsibility it was found that unions did not display a significant influence. (v) In spite of the fact that technological change influence enterprise as well as individuals, unions has not yet claimed in this regard. (vi) It was found that both labour-, capital-, and multi-factorial productivity showed a sharp decline. Reasons for this decline in some cases are because of union influence. (vii) The South African mining enterprise are no longer competitive with regard to international competition. The decrease in the mining sectors competitiveness is because of the increase in production costs since the 1970's...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:11523 |
| Date | 11 June 2014 |
| Creators | Van der Merwe, Jan Petrus |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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