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Cambridge Journal of Economics 2005 29(6):1027-1051; doi:10.1093/cje/bei088
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. All rights reserved.

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Inter-capital relations and the network organisation: redefining the work and employment nexus

Damian Grimshaw* and Jill Rubery*

* University of Manchester

Address for correspondence: Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester M15 6PB, UK; email: damian.p.grimshaw{at}manchester.ac.uk; jill-rubery{at}manchester.ac.uk

Abstract

The blurring of organisational boundaries associated with ‘networks’ of organisations suggests the need to reconsider how work and employment are shaped by shifting inter-capital relations. Traditional theories of the internalised employment relationship understate its inter-relationship with both the form of inter-capitalist competition and the type of inter-capitalist production relations. Also, existing theories of inter-organisational contracting do not adequately address how these are shaped by employment relations, both within and between organisations. An alternative approach provides a new perspective for considering forms of countervailing power to protect workers' interests in a capitalist system continuously shifting from integrated to non-integrated forms.

Key Words: Employment • Network organisation • Labour relations • Contracting • Competition

JEL classifications: J4, J5, L1, L2

Manuscript received January 13, 2004; final version received June 23, 2004.


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