Industrial Relations System Transformation
本文借鉴生物学中的间断均衡理论，重新定义产业关系系统转型，并分析美国、瑞典、南非和新西兰的案例，提出该框架引发的关键问题，推动转型争论的深入。
This paper analyzes the concept of "transformation" that many allege has occurred recently in a wide variety of national industrial relations systems.After a summary of the debate, with particular reference to the contentious case of Germany, we attempt to develop a definition of industrial relations system transformation on the basis of biological analogies and, in particular, the "punctuated equilibrium" theory.We examine the cases of the United States, Sweden, South Africa, and New Zealand, and conclude that the application of the biological frameworks raises a set of fundamental questions that must be addressed in order for the debate over the existence of industrial relations transformation to move forward.