The Cheabol and Labour in Korea

This important new study argues that an historical analysis of the labour-management policies of the Korean family conglomerates, or chaebol, is essential for a complete understanding of the dynamics of South Korean industrial relations. Focusing on the labour management strategies of the Hyundai Business Group, the book offers both a wealth of empirical material and a new perspective on the Asian ''tiger'' economy, of interest to the economist and business student alike.

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Table of contents : Introduction
I The Political Economy of South Korea
1. The state, the chaebol and independent trade unions
II Family Business and Expansion: 1940-1960s
2. Towards formalisation of labour management in Hyundai
III Business Diversity and Concentration: 1970s-Early 1980s
3. The organisation of work in heavy industries
4. A dual approach to personnel management and labour resistance
IV Crisis and Transition: Early 1980s-1990s
5. The re-emergence of independent trade unions
6. Decentralisation of heavy industries
7. The extension of paternalism and union-avoidance
8. Conclusion