Blackmur, DouglasAdu-Poku, FranciDept. of ManagementFaculty of Economics and Management Sciences2013-09-112024-05-032009/09/212009/09/212013-09-112024-05-032006https://hdl.handle.net/10566/12932Philosophiae Doctor - PhDThis thesis analysed the significance of disputes or conflict in Ghana's industrial realtions since her independence in 1957. It further analysed the causes of industrial conflict and its management or resolution in Ghana in particular. Scholars argue that industrial conflict may not only adversely affect the living standards of both the employers and the employees but may also destabilize the labour market and bring about industrial injustices. The thesis outlines the historical development of Ghana's industrial realtions since independence with special reference to strikes.enIndustrial relationsGhanaPolitics and governmentThesisUniversity of the Western Cape