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Economic and Industrial Democracy
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Economic and Industrial Democracy

0143-831X

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/eid

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Business and Management 644 9 9 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 30
Documents by Best Scientists*: 33
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 51
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.106
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Economic & Industrial Democracy?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Labour economics, Industrial relations, Political economy, Public relations and Economic system. Unemployment and Market economy are some topics wherein Labour economics research discussed in Economic & Industrial Democracy have an impact. While work presented in Economic & Industrial Democracy provided substantial information on Political economy, it also covered topics in State (polity) and Democracy, Politics.

The study on Public relations presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Public administration.

  • Labour economics (28.18%)
  • Industrial relations (14.73%)
  • Political economy (13.54%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Objective' vs Subjective' Job Insecurity: Consequences of Temporary Work for Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment in Four European Countries: (360 citations)
  • Predicting Perceived Employability: Human Capital or Labour Market Opportunities? (272 citations)
  • The Rationality of Caring (256 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Economic & Industrial Democracy:

The most cited articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Labour economics, Social psychology, Public relations, Industrial relations and Political economy. While the primary focus in the journal publications is Labour economics, they also dissect topics surrounding Job insecurity and Loyalty as a whole. While the journal publications focused on Industrial relations, they were also able to explore topics like Representation (politics) and Operations management.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Capitalism

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Political economy, Labour economics, Industrial relations, Demographic economics and Collective bargaining. In it, Social partners, Social dialogue, Union density, Power (social and political) and Politics are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Political economy research. The featured Labour economics studies mainly concentrate on Migrant workers but also cover areas of interest in Population survey.

Issues in Industrial relations were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Sociotechnical system and Organisational performance. Topics in Demographic economics explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Underemployment, Conservatism and Prosocial behavior. The presented Collective bargaining research focuses mostly on Economic system and, on occasion, topics in Work organization and Embeddedness.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Trade unions in the community: Building broad spaces of solidarity: (12 citations)
  • Multiple frames of reference: Why international student workers in Australia tolerate underpayment: (9 citations)
  • When strong unions meet precarious migrants: Building trustful relations to unionise labour migrants in a high union-density setting (9 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Economic & Industrial Democracy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Magnus Sverke (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hans De Witte (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Katharina Näswall (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Nele De Cuyper (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Valeria Pulignano (8 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Economic & Industrial Democracy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Stockholm University (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cardiff University (31 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Warwick (29 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (28 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Gothenburg (23 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 4.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.89% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.78% of all publications and 40.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Applicability of Research in Economic & Industrial Democracy in Various Fields

The landscape of Labour economics, Industrial relations, and Political economy continues to evolve with time, and so does their impact and cross-applicability across various fields. For instance, the insights derived from Economic & Industrial Democracy can be instrumental to urban planning and business strategizing.

An example of such applicability can be found with students pursuing an urban planning degree in California. They get to understand the workforce dynamics, industrial relations, and the political economy which are crucial to urban development. Similarly, these topics are also influential in shaping business strategies and hence, taught in the best business schools in California.

To this end, the inclusion of these interdisciplinary relationships within the discourse of Economic & Industrial Democracy only further enriches its appeal and relevance. It allows the students, scholars, and professionals in fields like urban planning and business to make informed decisions based on the comprehensive knowledge of workforce dynamics, industrial relations, and political economy.

Top Publications

  • Changing employment dynamics within the creative city: Exploring the role of ‘ordinary people’ within the changing city landscape

    Tom Baum

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Understanding managerial work in the modern Japanese firm: The influence of new organizational forms and changing human resource management practices

    Jonathan Morris;John Hassard;Rick Delbridge;Takahiro Endo

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Self-employment experience effects on well-being: A longitudinal study

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • It takes change to remain the same: The transformation of Swedish government policy making in economic crises and the involvement of social partners:

    Ola Bergström;Alexander Styhre

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • The hidden layers of resistance to dominant HRM transfer: Evidence from Japanese management practice adoption in Indonesia

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Disaggregating the liberal market economies: Institutions and HRM

    (2024)
    2 Citations
  • Keeping dispute resolution internal: Exploring the role of the industrial relations climate, organizational embeddedness and organizational turbulence

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • So lucky to be paid on time! Downward social comparison and gratitude in crisis economy psychological contracts

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Small sums, big impact: Corruption and microfinance institutions

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Opening the black box of works council–management team interaction: Germany and the Netherlands compared

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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