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Relative Autonomy beyond the State: Private Transnational Regulation and the Politics of Labour Governance in Bangladesh

A rise in the global supply chain model has seen an emergence of private transnational governance arrangements. In these cases, multinational corporations develop rules, standards, and monitoring systems that substitute for public regulation.

This paper demonstrates the value of the concept of relative autonomy for understanding how private governance can temporarily discipline capital. It answers the question of how TPR develops relative autonomy when public regulation is inactive.

Authors and affiliations:

● Mahreen Khan, Saïd Business School, UK

● Jimmy Donaghey, Adelaide University, Australia

● Juliane Reinecke, Saïd Business School, UK

Access the full article here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joms.70150?campaign=wolearlyview

Authors

  • Mahreen Khan
  • Jimmy Donaghey

    Jimmy Donaghey is Professor of Human Resource Management at the University of South Australia. His research focuses on the interface of employment relations and transnational governance, with a particular emphasis on employee voice and industrial democracy. His main current research focus is the response to the Rana Plaza disaster.

  • Juliane Reinecke

    Juliane Reinecke is Professor of Management Studies at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Her research focuses on sustainability and global governance, with a particular focus on global supply chains and human rights. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge.