Foundations of Work and EmploymentExplain and critically evaluate the central argument and methodology in the article provided.Through their research, Townsend, Wilkinson, and Burgess (2013) attempt to provide new insights into the current debate surrounding the sustainability of enterprise bargaining (EB) in contemporary Australia. Townsend et al. (2013) seek to understand the EB process and its consequences, an aspect largely absent in current literature, by investigating the unique experiences and perceptions of employees, delegates and managers in two workplaces. The central argument of Townsend et al. (2013) is that EB has so far failed to produce the results promised before its introduction and appears unsustainable in its current form. The results of Townsend et al. (2013) give credence to the increasingly popular assumption that EB has not led to significant gains in productivity. Unfortunately, they fail to fully appreciate the importance of their findings for understanding the role and relevance of unions in the EB process. Furthermore, inherent flaws in case study research methodology seriously undermine the scope of their research. Nonetheless, the insight offered by Townsend et al. (2013) remains very useful and makes a significant contribution to the growing body of research questioning the usefulness of EB. Future research should seek to expand the findings of Townsend et al. (2013) investigating whether employees, delegates and managers from other workplaces share similar experiences and perceptions to those presented. Future research would benefit from a greater understanding of what employees, delegates and managers believe to be the primary driver of productivity, if not EB, how t...... middle of paper ......ur e Industry, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 1-25.Peetz, D. (2012), "The impacts and non-impacts of enterprise bargaining unions", Labor and Industry, Vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 237-254. Rimmer, W. & Watts, L. (1994), "Enterprise bargaining: the truth finally revealed", The Economic and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 62-80. Thornthwaite, L. & Sheldon, P. (2012), "Experiences of employers and employer associations or enterprise bargaining: be careful what you wish for?", Work & Industry, Vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 255-274. Townsend, K., Wilkinson, A. & Burgess, J. (2013), "Is enterprise bargaining still a better way to work?", Journal of Industrial Relation, Vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 100-117.Wooden, M. (2001), "Industrial relations reform in Australia: causes, consequences and prospects", The Australian Economic Review, vol. 34, no. 3, pages. 243-262.