... analysis and summary of the different schools of thought. David Bamford can be contacted at: David.Bamford@mbs.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 National Health Service Hospitals Equal opportunities Race relations Employee relations The management of racial...

.... Findings The article concludes by analysing changes in public sector employee relations. It argues that there are serious attempts to decentralise industrial relations within the state system but that the outcomes of these are uncertain and unclear. Research limitations/implications It is a general...

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