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Globalisation, collective action and counter‐coordination: The use of the new information communication technology by the Malaysian labour movement

Grieco, Margaret; Bhopal, Mhinder

Authors

Margaret Grieco

Mhinder Bhopal



Abstract

This article aims to explore the use of new information communication technology by the Malaysian labour movement. New information communication technologies are undoubtedly globalising, but these same technologies can also be used by labour to retrieve and re-achieve a more equitable balance between labour and capital. The low transaction costs of the new information communication technology, and the universal reach of these same technologies, provide the labour movement with a critical new tool for organising and bargaining. Malaysia provides us with a useful example of this new context.

Citation

Grieco, M., & Bhopal, M. (2005). Globalisation, collective action and counter‐coordination: The use of the new information communication technology by the Malaysian labour movement. Critical Perspectives on International Business, 1(2/3), 109-122. https://doi.org/10.1108/17422040510595627

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2005-06
Deposit Date Jan 29, 2008
Print ISSN 1742-2043
Electronic ISSN 1758-6062
Publisher Emerald
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 1
Issue 2/3
Pages 109-122
DOI https://doi.org/10.1108/17422040510595627
Keywords Communication technologies; Labour movement; Malaysia; Transaction costs; Global union practices;
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2234
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17422040510595627