What would you say are some of the reasons justifying the international/comparative study of employment relations? Identify and critically discuss some of the difficulities and pitfalls in engaging in this academic enterprise.

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p International Comparative Study of Employment Relations By (NAME OF STUDENT Presented to (NAME OF PROFESSOR UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY ADDRESS International Comparative Study of Employment Relations Introduction Employment relations as a subject refer to kind and condition of affairs and interaction between the employer and the employees . On the other hand , employment relations as a practice or a discipline involve the implementation of management and relational strategies in to maintain positive and harmonious affairs between the employer and the employee . The expected result of such

a constructive relationship includes trust , commitment , and satisfaction that would eventually lead to productivity and work efficiency ascertaining the accomplishment of organizational goals and objectives (Gennard , Judge Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development , 2005 ) Thus , due to the advantageous effects of unassailable relationships between the employer and the employees , various organizations from different fields or disciplines strive to establish and maintain positive employment relations The intentions or motivations of organizations to develop sound and adequate employment relations have led to major shifts and changes on plans , strategies , principle , and so on that define the concept of employment relations . As discussed by Gennard and Judge , with the support of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development , the strategies and approaches applied to implement employment relations were centered on trade union behavior , collective bargaining , industrial disputes and UK government-trade union relationships (2005 : 10 ) However , through time , organizations witnessed changes not only on human...