DUNLOP’S SOCIOLOGICAL SYSTEM APPROACH: APPLICATION AT A LEADING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN BANGLADESH

Authors

  • Anisur Khan East West University

Abstract

This is the first-ever study that applies John Dunlop’s seminal sociological theoretical approach to the industrial relations system to analyze the working environment in Walton–a hi-Tech leading manufacturing plant in Bangladesh. Starting its operation in 1977 as a small-scale enterprise, Walton currently captures a big portion of the domestic market and also extending its operation to international markets. The study is based on the five testable components of industrial relations including government/actor, technology, ideology, market and power. Questionnaires were developed to collect data from 120 respondents from different departments of the company through random sampling. The results confirm that the Dunlop approach works in a befitting manner in most cases. The findings bear important lessons for practitioners and researchers using theoretical tools of system approach in the sphere of employee relations.     

 

Keywords: Dunlop, system approach, Walton, Bangladesh

This is the first-ever study that applies John Dunlop’s seminal sociological theoretical approach to the industrial relations system to analyze the working environment in Walton–a hi-Tech leading manufacturing plant in Bangladesh. Starting its operation in 1977 as a small-scale enterprise, Walton currently captures a big portion of the domestic market and also extending its operation to international markets. The study is based on the five testable components of industrial relations including government/actor, technology, ideology, market and power. Questionnaires were developed to collect data from 120 respondents from different departments of the company through random sampling. The results confirm that the Dunlop approach works in a befitting manner in most cases. The findings bear important lessons for practitioners and researchers using theoretical tools of system approach in the sphere of employee relations.     

 

Keywords: Dunlop, system approach, Walton, Bangladesh

Published

2023-07-21

How to Cite

Khan, A. (2023). DUNLOP’S SOCIOLOGICAL SYSTEM APPROACH: APPLICATION AT A LEADING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN BANGLADESH. The Indonesian Journal of Social Studies, 5(2). Retrieved from https://journal.unesa.ac.id/index.php/jpips/article/view/24811

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2022): December

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