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MICHAEL DEMPSEY - Cranfield University

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interests of the members of the organisation. It sets policy which is then<br />

implemented by managers and staff. As indicated, boundaries this rigid<br />

are impossible to define as a result of this research but both trade<br />

union managers and activists seem to be very concerned, judging by<br />

this research, to try to define them in ways which are not always<br />

consistent.<br />

This is an early and speculative attempt to consider the utility of using<br />

multiple perspectives to look at what part trade union managers might<br />

play in the governance of trade unions, based on experience from this<br />

research. It seems a hopeful avenue of thought. More than ever,<br />

however, it demonstrates how many traditional approaches to the topic<br />

of trade union governance are ‘rooted in….naïve and simplified views<br />

of the government and management of complex organisations’ (Terry<br />

2000:5)<br />

Exhibit 10.3 comprises a model of trade union managers in the case<br />

study unions, using the model of Hales (1999) which has formed the<br />

framework for the reporting of this research.<br />

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