• BACKGROUND
• CURRENT STATUS OF THE FIELD
• VALUES AND ASSUMPTIONS WITHIN THE FIELD
• INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SYSTEMS MODEL
• CRITICISMS OF THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SYSTEMS MODEL
• RECENT TRENDS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
• FURTHER READING:

Industrial relations refers to processes and outcomes involving employment relationships. Frequently the term is used in a narrower sense, for employment relationships involving collective representation of employees in the form of a labor union or employee association, especially in the United States. At the...