Theoretical Approaches to Employment and Industrial ...
13 Theoretical Approaches to Employment and Industrial relations : a comparison of subsisting orthodoxies Christopher Odogwu Chidi1 and Okwy Peter Okpala2 1Department of Industrial relations & Personnel Management, University of Lagos, 2Department of Accounting, University of Lagos, Nigeria 1. Introduction Theory could be viewed as a coherent group of assumptions or propositions put forth to explain a phenomenon. A theory is an abstraction of reality and is synonymous with perception, viewpoint, assumption, frame of reference or a perspective. The relevance of theory in any field of endeavour cannot be over emphasised. Theory attempts to observe, understand, explain, predict and control events or phenomena. It helps in our understanding of events and problems in the practical world (Fajana, 2000, ).
Industrial Relations: A Comparison of Subsisting Orthodoxies 265 relations has been to regard it as the study of the rules governing employment, and the ways in which the rules are changed, interpreted and administered. We now turn to discussing the theoretical themes starting with the unitary theory.
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