In this essay I will analyze the above statement, approaching the unitary frame of reference from both a positive and negative point of view. Comparisons will then be made between the unitary reference framework and other reference frameworks (pluralism and radical reference frameworks). The real-world application of each of these frameworks will be discussed, and theories to support or refute the above statement will be analyzed. I will then draw a conclusion whether I agree or disagree with the above statement. Dunlop (1958) argues that in the industrial relations system there are 3 main components of the system. There are the actors, the context and the common ideology. The actors are employers and their organizations and employees and, if any, the groups representing them and state or government bodies. The second main component, context, is the situation or environment that influences any decision or activity, usually this is technology, market constraints, or the distribution of power in the larger society. Common ideology, under which the scope of this essay falls, can be seen as a binding idea or theory that actors share for the purpose of system stability. Under the common ideological component lie several conflicting theories or frames of reference. A frame of reference can be described as a point of view from which relationships between employees are viewed and from which problems encountered during those relationships are addressed and subsequently resolved. “Perception….determines judgments which in turn determine subsequent behavior.” (Fox A.1966). The framework is also defined as a “conceptual structure of generalizations or contexts, ........assuming...... half of the document ......d coordinating it towards a satisfactory compromise that is positive for the company.Works Cited• Fox, Alan (1966), Industrial Sociology and Industrial Relations. Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers' Associations. Research Papers 3, HMSO, London• Willy McCourt and Derek Elridge (2003), Global Human Resource Management, pp 311 - 315. Published by Edward Elgar.• Thelen, Herbert and Withall, John (1949). “Three frames of reference: describing climate” Human Relations 2(2): 159 -76• John W. Budd & Devasheesh Bhave (2006). Sage Handbook of Industrial and Employment Relations. Center for Industrial Relations, University of Minnesota. Chapter 5.• Bullock, Alan and Trombley, Stephen (1999) The Norton Dictionary of Modern Thought, 2nd revised edition. New York: WW Norton & Company• Influences from kevinmorrell.org.uk: Fox references