...Hyung-Woo Lee Purpose This study aims to investigate the antecedents of the competitive pressure felt by individuals in organizations. Design/methodology/approach The data for this study are obtained from workers from multiple firms in various industries. Findings The results indicate...

... are: that there was a rise in non‐manual wage and employment shares over the 1980s but only a slight rise in that of the skilled; and that in industries where foreign competition intensified the manual wage share fell, but there was no significant effect on the unskilled. To carry out our empirical work we ideally require...