Factors Influencing Joint Consultation in a Police Force: A Case‐study

Abstract

The results of an attempt to conduct an employee attitude survey in a British police force are reported. The proposal failed to win approval at the joint consultation committee for four reasons: it would destabilise the system; it was unsuitable for the group concerned; it implied a possible threat to the role and status of some managers, and the consultative process itself permitted an expression of these objections. A number of general propositions which extend beyond the case of police management are made.

Citation

Maclagan, P. (1987), "Factors Influencing Joint Consultation in a Police Force: A Case‐study", Employee Relations, Vol. 9 No. 6, pp. 13-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb055111