Nelson, Carol2017-06-292017-06-29https://hdl.handle.net/2139/44471Please contact the West Indies and Special Collections at the University of the West Indies, Mona in order to view the full thesis. Contact: wisc.library@uwimona.edu.jm.Partnership -- Social aspects -- JamaicaIndustrial relations -- JamaicaGovernment business enterprises -- Employees -- Labor unionsCritical discourse analysis -- JamaicaStrategic alliances (Business)The "practice of power in the partnership" : the discourse of the memorandum of understanding 2004-2006 and the implications for the public sector and industrial relations practiceThesis