Introduction to Collective Bargaining and Industrial Relations

Name: Introduction to Collective Bargaining and Industrial Relations
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ISBN: 9780073137155

ISBN-10: 0073137154

ISBN-13: 9780073137155

Edition: 4th 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Thomas A. Kochan, Alexander J. S. Colvin, Harry C. Katz

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Authored by a well-respected team in labor relations, An Introduction to Collective Bargaining & Industrial Relations, 4/e covers key topics in industrial relations and collective bargaining using a unique conceptual framework based on the three levels of industrial relations activity (strategic, functional, and workplace). Two extensive, class-tested mock-bargaining exercises are included. International and comparative labor relations are both integrated throughout and receive full chapter treatment. No other textbook provides such a thorough treatment of international/global issues. Numerous examples are provided in the text and in boxes that include coverage on recent strikes,…

Book details

List price: $182.19
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 7/25/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 528
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

Thomas A. Kochan is George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT. He is Codirector of both the Institute for Work and Employment Research at the Sloan School and the MIT Workplace Center. He is coauthor (with Paul Osterman, Richard M. Locke, and Michael J. Piore) of Working in America: A Blueprint for the New Labor Market (MIT Press, 2002).

Introduction
A Framework for Analyzing Collective Bargaining and Industrial Relations
The Historical Evolution of the U.S. Industrial Relations System
The Legal Regulation of Unions and Collective Bargaining
The Role of the Environment
The Strategic Level Of Industrial Relations And Structures For Collective Bargaining
Management Strategies and Structures for Collective Bargaining
Union Strategies and Structures for Representing Workers
The Functional Level Of Industrial Relations
Union Organization and Bargaining Structures
The Negotiations Process and Strikes
Dispute Resolution Procedures
Contract Terms and Employment Outcomes
The Workplace Level Of Industrial Relations
Administering the Employment Relationship
Participatory Processes
Special Topics
Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector
International and Comparative Industrial Relations
The Future of U.S. Labor Policy and Industrial Relations
Private Sector Mock Bargaining Exercise
Public Sector Mock Bargaining Exercise
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