Discusses such topics as where we stand in industrial relations and human resources, critical junctures in the transformation of industrial relations systems, and successor unions and the evolution of industrial relations in former Communist countries.

Where do we stand in industral relations and human resources, Morley Gunderson and Anil Verma; an reinterpretation of the historical foundations of the Wagner Act, Bruce Kaufman; critical junctures in the transformation of industrial relations systems - a comparative study, Christopher Erickson and Surosh Kuruvilla; employee communciations - a new analytical overview, Morris Kleiner and Chang-Ruey Ay; successor unions and the evolution of industrial relations in former Communist countries, Derek Jones; the evolution of HRM policies and practices in Japan, Motohiro Morishima; the role of loyalty in exit and voice - a conceptual and empirical analysis, David Lewin and Karen Boroff; regulating the workplace - the vexing problem of implementation, David Weil; unions, human resource innovations and organizational outcomes, John Delaney; the financial power of public employee unions, Marick Masters.