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Hospital bargaining in the wake of management reforms: Hungary and Slovakia compared

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: This article analyses the impact of new public management on employment relations in public healthcare in Hungary and Slovakia. We argue that hospital corporatization – a process which changed the ownership structure and management of public hospitals without privatization – created an opportunity for institutional change in collective bargaining. However, the interaction between hospital owners and managements, the state and trade unions accounts for the absence of major institutional change. Instead, corporatization helped maintain bargaining coordination in Slovakia and bargaining fragmentation in Hungary.

Source: European Journal of Industrial Relations

DOI: 10.1177/0959680115580689

Authors: Marta Kahancová, Imre Gergely Szabó

Institution: Central European University

Language: English

Topic: Labor Movements and Unions

Subfield: Public Administration

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funders: Central European University, European University Association, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering