scholarly journals Employers and Employers Associations in the Netherlands Industrial Relations Systems

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-73
Author(s):  
John P. Windmuller
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Dutch Government ◽  
Social Organizations ◽  
High Degree ◽  
A Current

This article analyzes the organization of employers in the Netheriands for their industrial relations tasks. After first describing the role of individual employers and explaining why that role is a relatively small one, the article emphasizes the structure and functioning of employers associations in industrial relations. Special attention is given to the existence of pluralistic associations in a country where by tradition most if not all social organizations are pluralistically organized. The postwar wage and economic policies of the Dutch government have encouraged a high degree of centralized decision-making among employers as well as among labor organizations. The article concludes with some observations about the likely consequences of a current trend toward greater decentralization.

Cultural Images of Labor Conflict and Coordination Literature and the Evolution of Industrial Relations Systems

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-39
Author(s):  
Cathie Jo Martin ◽  
Dennie Oude Nijhuis ◽  
Erik Olsson
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Industrial Systems ◽  
Cultural Images ◽  
Power Resources ◽  
Political Economies ◽  
Cultural Constructions ◽  
Cross National

Abstract Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands have different historical patterns of industrialization, but developed similar patterns of industrial coordination and cooperation. Theories accounting for industrial relations systems (economic structure, power resources, and party/electoral systems) have difficulty accounting for the similarities among these cases. Therefore, we explore the historical depictions of labor appearing in literature to evaluate whether cross-national distinctions in cultural conceptions of labor have some correspondence to distinctions between coordinated and liberal industrial relations systems. We hypothesize that historical literary depictions of labor are associated with the evolution of industrial systems, and apply computational text analyses to large corpora of literary texts. We find that countries (Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands) with coordinated, corporatist industrial relations in the 20th century share similar cultural constructions about labor relations dating back to at least 1770. Literary depictions found in modern coordinated/corporatist countries are significantly different from those found in Britain, a country with liberal/pluralist industrial relations systems. The research has significance for our understanding of the role of culture in the evolution of modern political economies.

The working of power in communicative regulation: The case of research with human embryos

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolle Zeegers
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
Human Embryos ◽  
Central Position ◽  
Dutch Government ◽  
Legal Rules ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Communicative Approach ◽  
Central Claim

SummaryIn the Embryo Law, the Dutch government tries to facilitate communication about the application of legislative rules for research with spare embryos between the different stakeholders. The Embryo Law can therefore be considered as a piece of regulation in which the ideas of the communicative approach to legislation are put into practice. The central claim of the communicative approach is that by according communication processes a central position in the application of general, legislative, rules, a plurality of perspectives will be integrated in these processes and the specified rules that result from them. This is seen to be desirable for reasons of the effectiveness of rules as well as for reasons of democracy, as I shall elaborate on later. In this paper I counter the central claim of the communicative approach by arguing that the integration of a plurality of perspectives will not take place unless attention is paid to the power mechanisms involved in communication about the application of rules. In addition I will address the question how to investigate the working of power in communication processes that are involved in the regulation of biotechnological issues. To do this I will use the information gathered from pioneering empirical research into case-to-case decision making on research with spare human embryos in the Netherlands. Building on the insights this effort produces I will elaborate on what would be included in a systematic investigation of the working of power in communication on the application of legal rules on the use of human embryos in research.

scholarly journals The Dutch Cybersecurity Landscape: From Cyber ‘Air Castles’ to Concrete Building Blocks

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Smeets ◽  
Joost Bunk
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Dutch Government ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Government ◽  
Coordination And Collaboration ◽  
Key Terms

Since 2010, the Netherlands has led a wide range of initiatives promoting cybersecurity and stability. The government currently engages with variety of stakeholders – including the private sector, civil society, state actors, and intergovernmental organizations – across multiple fora and organizations. Rather than being a passive participant, the Netherlands has been a catalyst, driving change in the field of cyber security both domestically and internationally. Yet, the challenge which lies ahead for the Dutch government is to make sure their cyber efforts as a whole will become greater than the sum of its parts. It will require increased coordination and collaboration across initiatives to turn the current patchwork into a synergistic endeavor. Our argument is presented in four parts. The first part provides an overview of the national cyber security strategies published since 2011. It also addresses which key terms have been defined by the Dutch government. The second part discusses the Dutch government’s views on sovereignty, international law and international cooperation. Part three analyzes the role of the private sector in the Netherlands. The final part concludes.

scholarly journals HYBRID GPS/SINS SYSTEM - AN OVERVIEW

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Milan Andrejević ◽  
Aleksandra Milovanović ◽  
Saša S. Nikolić
Keyword(s):  
Navigation System ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Navigation Systems ◽  
Gps Receiver ◽  
Closing Time ◽  
Gps Navigation ◽  
Receiving Antenna ◽  
Navigation Information ◽  
A Current

This paper describes a hybrid navigation system consisting of an integrated GPS/INS system. The integration of the navigation systems has been performed to improve the accuracy of the navigation parameters and it is a current trend in the world. The need for continuous navigation, during the change of position of the GPS receiver, during the closing time of the GPS receiving antenna, and during the appearance of interference, has imposed a solution that is achieved by the integration of GPS / INS. The role of SINS, which is part of the integrated GPS / INS navigation system, is to determine the navigation parameters at intervals between two adjacent measurements of GPS receivers, i.e., at times when there is no GPS navigation information for any reason. In this way, GPS and INS, when used together, complement and correct each other, significantly increasing the reliability and accuracy of the hybrid navigation system.

The Role of Analogies in Crisis Decision Making

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Patrick Houghton
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Analogical Reasoning ◽  
Optimal Decision ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Current Case ◽  
Processing Information ◽  
Optimal Decision Making ◽  
Heuristic Devices ◽  
A Current

Analogical reasoning is a mode of thinking in which a current situation, person, or event is compared with something encountered in the past that appears “similar” to the analogizer. The 2020 Coronavirus crisis was often compared with the 1918 flu epidemic, for instance. In addition to reasoning across time, we can also reason across space, comparing a current case with something that has been encountered within a different geographical space. Sticking with the Coronavirus example, the management of the disease in one country was often compared with that in another, with favorable or unfavorable lessons being drawn. Analogical reasoning plays a major role in crisis decision-making, in large part because decisions made under such circumstances have to be taken in rapid (and, indeed, almost immediate) fashion. When this is the case, it is often tempting to conclude that “this time will resemble last time” or “this problem will resemble a situation confronted elsewhere.” But these analogies are drawn, and decisions are made, by individuals who must confront their own very human cognitive psychological limitations. Since analogies are essentially heuristic devices that cut short the process of informational search, they are usually seen as good enough but do not ensure optimal decision-making. Analogies are at a premium during crisis-like events, but their “bounded” nature means that their use will sometimes lead to errors in processing information. In particular, the drawing of an analogy often leads to an underestimation of ways in which the current crisis is “different” from the baseline event.

scholarly journals Umbrellas of Conservative Belief: Explaining the Success of Evangelical Congregations in the Netherlands

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Vermeer ◽  
Peer Scheepers
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Identity Theory ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Dutch Society ◽  
Research Project ◽  
New Members ◽  
Relative Success ◽  
Hard Times ◽  
High Degree ◽  
A Current

Dutch society is characterized by a high degree of religious dis-affiliation and non-affiliation and most religious communities are facing hard times in the Netherlands. But there are also exceptions. Against the contemporary current of ongoing secularization, some religious communities seem to thrive like never before and even attract new members. But why is that? Why do some religious communities succeed in retaining and also attracting new members while others fail? This article focuses on successful evangelical congregations in the Netherlands and tries to account for their relative success. On the basis of a subcultural identity theory, it is argued that the success of evangelical congregations is largely due to the fact that they offer protective umbrellas of conservative belief in an otherwise very secular context. This line of thought is substantiated with empirical findings from a current research project into thriving evangelical congregations in the Netherlands. The article closes with some theoretical reflections on the future of evangelicalism in contemporary Dutch society.

Research on the Influence of Community Social Organizations on Smoking-Free Community Governance Based on the Trend of Pluralism

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 6054-6062
Author(s):  
Yang Lei
Keyword(s):  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Community Governance ◽  
Social Community ◽  
Social Organizations ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
The Government ◽  
Countermeasures And Suggestions ◽  
And Function

At present, under the background that the whole society is building a new pattern of social governance with common governance and sharing, we should give full play to the role of community social organizations in smoking-free community governance, plan as a whole, coordinate the cooperation between the society and the government to jointly carry out community governance-related issues, and realize the benign interaction between government governance, social adjustment and residents' autonomy. As an important part of community diversified governance, community social organizations have gradually become an integral part of smoking-free community governance by virtue of their own advantages of autonomy, non-officiality and openness, and have received more and more attention and favor. At the same time, relying on their own advantages, they created a pattern of community pluralistic governance together with other organizations, which has improved the ability and level of smoking-free community governance. In the process of all-round social development, social community organizations have mushroomed in the governance of various communities and made great progress in terms of quantity, organizational quality, importance and function. Modern smoking-free community governance is increasingly inseparable from community social organizations. In view of the importance of community social organizations to community governance, this paper studies the existing problems of community social organizations in community governance, understands the difficulties of cooperation among multiple subjects under the current trend of pluralism, explores how to better play the role of community social organizations, and gives operational and effective countermeasures and suggestions based on the problems existing in community governance to effectively promote the improvement of smoking-free community governance, which is very necessary and urgently needed.

scholarly journals The role of socio-economic status in the decision making on diagnosis and treatment of oesophageal cancer in The Netherlands

2006 ◽  
Vol 95 (9) ◽  
pp. 1180-1185 ◽  
Author(s):  
E P M van Vliet ◽  
M J C Eijkemans ◽  
E W Steyerberg ◽  
E J Kuipers ◽  
H W Tilanus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Oesophageal Cancer ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Socio Economic Status

Sustainable Cities

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha C. Monroe ◽  
Arjen E. J. Wals ◽  
Hiromi Kobori ◽  
Johanna Ekne
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Government Agency ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Participatory Decision Making

This chapter presents three cases that demonstrate a variety of interactions between residents and expert leaders in fostering sustainability innovations in cities. It looks at sustainable cities in Sweden, Japan, and the Netherlands, focusing on common principles that may help explain their success as well as the role of environmental education and learning in these efforts. All three examples engage municipal nonprofit and government agency leaders with residents in many different ways. Leaders and residents learn about sustainability as they build skills for participatory decision making. They offer ideas and realize that their contributions matter. The cases have outlived their inception phase and continue to grow and improve their outcomes despite setbacks, changing circumstances, and even opposition. The chapter explains how monitoring the outcomes of such innovations, including through citizen science and social learning, can contribute to their effectiveness.

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