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social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employment relations
social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employment relations
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employment relations  

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  • Industrial relations (IR), also called labor relations, refers to the relationships between employers and employees within an organization. Historically, the term was intended to cover all aspects of work; however, the field has narrowed its focus to collective bargaining, becoming largely orientated to management-union relations in general and collective bargaining in particular. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Industrial Relations]

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