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A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations

An Analysis of a Social Interaction System

By: Richard E. Walton,Robert B. McKersie

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A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations

An Analysis of a Social Interaction System

By: Richard E. Walton,Robert B. McKersie

In this book, Walton and McKersie attempt to describe a comprehensive theory of labor negotiation. The authors abstract and analyze four sets of systems of activities which they believe account for much of the behavior found in labor negotiations. The first system of activities, termed "distributive bargaining," comprises competitive behaviors that are intended to influence the division of limited resources. The second system is made up of activities that increase the joint gain available to the negotiating parties, referred to as "integrative bargaining." They are problem-solving behaviors and other activities which identify, enlarge and act upon the common interests of the parties. The third system includes activities that influence the attitudes of the parties toward each other and affect the basic relationship bonds between the social units involved. This process is referred to as "attitudinal structuring." The fourth system of activities, which occurs as an integral aspect of the inter-party negotiations, comprises the behaviors of a negotiator that are meant to achieve consensus within one's own organizations. This fourth process is called "intra-organizational bargaining." Each sub process has its own set of instrumental acts or tactics. Therefore, each of the four model chapters is followed by a chapter on the tactics which implement the process. These chapters translate the model into tactical assignments and include an abundance of supporting illustrations from actual negotiations. This study should be of interest to several audiences, including students and teachers of industrial relations, social scientists interested in the general field of conflict resolution, as well as practitioners of collective bargaining and other individuals directly involved in international negotiations. The overall theoretical framework has been derived by a mixture of inductive and deductive reasoning. Extensive fieldwork and several dozen printed case studies have provided the bulk of the empirical data. In terms of meaning, the study has three touchstones: the field of collective bargaining; the field of conflict resolutions; and the underlying disciplines of economics, psychology, and sociology.

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0875461794

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A Decisive Decade

An Insider's View of the Chicago Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s

By: Robert B McKersie

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A Decisive Decade

An Insider's View of the Chicago Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s

By: Robert B McKersie

The deeply personal story of a historic time in Chicago, Robert B. McKersie’s A Decisive Decade follows the unfolding action of the Civil Rights Movement as it played out in the Windy City. McKersie’s participation as a white activist for black rights offers a unique, firsthand viewpoint on the debates, boycotts, marches, and negotiations that would forever change the face of race relations in Chicago and the United States at large. Described within are McKersie’s intimate observations on events as they developed during his participation in such historic occasions as the impassioned marches for open housing in Chicago; the campaign to end school segregation under Chicago Schools Superintendent Benjamin Willis; Operation Breadbasket’s push to develop economic opportunities for black citizens; and dialogs with corporations to provide more jobs for blacks in Chicago. In addition, McKersie provides up close and personal descriptions of the iconic Civil Rights leaders who spearheaded some of the most formative battles of Chicago’s Civil Rights movement, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Reverend Jesse Jackson, Timuel Black Jr. and W. Alvin Pitcher. The author illumines the tensions experienced by two major institutions in responding to the demands of the civil rights movement: the university and the church. Packed with historical detail and personal anecdotes of these history-making years, A Decisive Decade offers a never-before-seen perspective on one of our nation’s most tumultuous eras.

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0809332450

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The Transformation of American Industrial Relations

By: Thomas A. Kochan,Harry Charles Katz,Robert B. McKersie

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The Transformation of American Industrial Relations

By: Thomas A. Kochan,Harry Charles Katz,Robert B. McKersie

Ch. 1. A Strategic Choice Perspective on Industrial Relations -- Ch. 2. Historical Evolution of the U.S. Collective Bargaining System -- Ch. 3. The Emergence of the Nonunion Industrial Relations System -- Ch. 4. Industrial Relations Systems at the Workplace -- Ch. 5. The Process and Results of Negotiations -- Ch. 6. Changing Workplace Industrial Relations in Unionized Settings -- Ch. 7. Union Engagement of Strategic Business Decisions -- Ch. 8. American Workers and Industrial Relations Institutions -- Ch. 9. Strategic Choices Shaping the Future.

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Cornell University Press

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0875463207

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A Field in Flux

Sixty Years of Industrial Relations

By: Robert B. McKersie

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A Field in Flux

Sixty Years of Industrial Relations

By: Robert B. McKersie

A Field in Flux chronicles the extraordinary journey of industrial and labor relations expert Robert McKersie. One of the most important industrial relations scholars and leaders of our time, McKersie pioneered the study of labor negotiations, helping to formulate the concepts of distributive and integrative bargaining that have served as analytical tools for understanding the bargaining process more generally. The book provides a window into McKersie's life and work and its impact on the evolution of labor and industrial relations. Spanning six decades, the reader learns about the intersection of labor and the Civil Rights movement, the watershed moment of the Air Traffic Controller's Strike, his relationship with George Schultz, the shift from labor relations to human resource management, and McKersie's role in the seminal cases (Motorola, GM, Toyota) of the labor movement. A Field in Flux serves two important functions: it demonstrates how people have influenced past employment policies and practices when called to action in critical situations, and it seeks to instill confidence in those who will be called on to address the big challenges facing the future of work today and in the years to come. During a time when the basic values of industrial relations are being challenged and violated, McKersie argues that the profession must adapt to the changing world of work and not forget about the value placed on efficiency, equity, and inclusive employment policies and practices.

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1501740024

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Healing Together

The Labor-Management Partnership at Kaiser Permanente

By: Thomas A. Kochan,Adrienne E. Eaton,Robert B. McKersie,Paul S. Adler

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Healing Together

The Labor-Management Partnership at Kaiser Permanente

By: Thomas A. Kochan,Adrienne E. Eaton,Robert B. McKersie,Paul S. Adler

Kaiser Permanente is the largest managed care organization in the country. It also happens to have the largest and most complex labor-management partnership ever created in the United States. This book tells the story of that partnership-how it started, how it grew, who made it happen, and the lessons to be learned from its successes and complications. With twenty-seven unions and an organization as complex as 8.6-million-member Kaiser Permanente, establishing the partnership was not a simple task and maintaining it has proven to be extraordinarily challenging. Thomas A. Kochan, Adrienne E. Eaton, Robert B. McKersie, and Paul S. Adler are among a team of researchers who have been tracking the evolution of the partnership between Kaiser Permanente and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions ever since 2001. They review the history of health care labor relations and present a profile of Kaiser Permanente as it has developed over the years. They then delve into the partnership, discussing its achievements and struggles, including the negotiation of the most innovative collective bargaining agreements in the history of American labor relations. Healing Together concludes with an assessment of the Kaiser partnership's effect on the larger health care system and its implications for labor-management relations in other industries.

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0801459362

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Strategic Negotiations

A Theory of Change in Labor-management Relations

By: Richard E. Walton,Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld,Robert B. McKersie

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Strategic Negotiations

A Theory of Change in Labor-management Relations

By: Richard E. Walton,Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld,Robert B. McKersie

Strategic Negotiations examines the current changes in labor-management relations. The authors identify & explain three key negotiating strategies: forcing change, fostering cooperative attitudes & solutions, & escaping the relationship. They illustrate how these strategies succeed or fail in real organizations by drawing on in-depth examples from 13 companies in 3 industries: pulp & paper, railroads, & auto supply. The resulting theory has broad implications for strategic negotiations in many settings.

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A Field in Flux

Sixty Years of Industrial Relations

By: Robert B. McKersie

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Sixty Years of Industrial Relations

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A Decisive Decade

An Insider's View of the Chicago Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s

By: Robert B McKersie

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An Insider's View of the Chicago Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s

By: Robert B McKersie

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The Transformation of American Industrial Relations

By: Thomas A. Kochan,Harry C. Katz,Robert B. McKersie

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By: Thomas A. Kochan,Harry C. Katz,Robert B. McKersie

Originally published in 1986, The Transformation of American Industrial Relations became an immediate classic, creating a new conceptual framework for understanding contemporary insutrial relations in the United States. In their introduction to the new edition, the authors assess the evolution of industrial relations and human resource practives, focusing particularly on the policy impoications of recent changes. They discuss the diverse forms of work restructuring in the American economy, the reasons why the diffusion of participatory work reorganization has been so modest, work practices among sophisticated nonunion employers, union membership declines, and public policy debates.

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Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation Volume 1

Making the Rules

By: Charan Devereaux,Robert Z Lawrence,Michael D Watkins

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Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation Volume 1

Making the Rules

By: Charan Devereaux,Robert Z Lawrence,Michael D Watkins

Trade policy has moved from the wings onto center stage. Between 1992 and 2000, US exports rose by 55 percent. By the year 2000, trade summed to 26 percent of US GDP, and the United States imported almost two-thirds of its oil and was the world's largest host country for foreign investors. America's interest in a more open and prosperous foreign market is now squarely economic. This volume presents cases on five important trade negotiations, all focused on "making the rules," or the process of establishing how the trade system would operate. The cases not only explore the changing substance of trade agreements but also delve into the negotiation process. They explore not just the what of trade, but the who, how, and why of decision-making. By examining some of the most important recent negotiations, the reader can come to understand not just the larger issues surrounding trade, but how players seek to exert influence and how the system is evolving on a day-to-day basis. This book presents a coherent description of the facts that will allow for discussion and independent conclusions about policies, politics, and processes.

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0881324701

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Leadership in a Changing World

Dynamic Perspectives on Groups and Their Leaders

By: Robert H. Klein

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Leadership in a Changing World

Dynamic Perspectives on Groups and Their Leaders

By: Robert H. Klein

This book addresses the major problems of leadership in groups, organizations, and societies in the twenty-first century, when rapid change, complex dilemmas, and earth-shattering consequences affect the daily lives of people in the diverse contexts of social institutions, the corporate world, domestic politics, and international terrorism and conflict. The volume convenes a group of distinguished scholars, consultants, and leaders who address significant contemporary dilemmas that test the skills and knowledge of all concerned individuals. Benjamin Disraeli said, 'I am their leader; therefore I must follow them.' This book speaks directly to that intimate connection between leaders and followers.

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A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations

An Analysis of a Social Interaction System

By: Richard E. Walton,Robert B. McKersie

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An Analysis of a Social Interaction System

By: Richard E. Walton,Robert B. McKersie

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Intergovernmental Management

Human Services Problem-Solving in Six Metropolitan Areas

By: Robert Agranoff

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Intergovernmental Management

Human Services Problem-Solving in Six Metropolitan Areas

By: Robert Agranoff

This book shows how intergovernmental agents--elected officials, public and private managers, and private sector leaders--have cooperated to solve human-service problems in six metropolitan areas. Many social issues facing communities have proved to be beyond the responsibility of any single office. Agranoff explores the emerging concept of intergovernmental management and the developing practice of public officials' working together at the margins between their governments. He describes the structure and operation of formal bodies created for the purpose of problem resolution. These studies also demonstrate the vital importance of undramatic day-to-day affairs in inter-governmental management.

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0887060897

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Air Transport Labor Relations

By: Robert W. Kaps

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Air Transport Labor Relations

By: Robert W. Kaps

Robert W. Kaps examines air transport labor law in the United States as well as the underlying legislative and policy directives established by the federal government. The body of legislation governing labor relations in the private sector of the U.S. economy consists of two separate and distinct acts: the Railway Labor Act (RLA), which governs labor relations in the railroad and airline industries, and the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which governs labor relations in all other industrial sectors. Although the NLRA closely follows the pattern established by the RLA, Kaps notes that the two laws are distinguishable in several important areas. Labor contracts negotiated under the RLA continue in perpetuity, for example, whereas all other labor contracts expire at a specified date. Other important areas of difference relate to the collective bargaining process itself, the procedures for the arbitration of disputes and grievances, and the spheres of authority and jurisdiction to consider such matters as unfair labor practices. Congress established a special labor law for railroad and airline workers for several reasons. Because of transportation’s critical importance to the economy, an essential goal of public policy has been to ensure that both passenger and freight transportation services continue without interruption. Production can cease—at least temporarily—in most other industries without causing significant harm to the economy. When transportation stops, however, production stops. Thus Congress saw fit to enact a statute that contained provisions to ensure that labor strife would not halt rail services. Primarily because of the importance of air mail transportation, the Railway Labor Act of 1926 was extended to the airline industry in 1936. The first section of this book introduces labor policy and presents a history of the labor movement in the United States. Discussing early labor legislation, Kaps focuses on unfair labor practices and subsequent major labor statutes. The second section provides readers with a comparison of labor provisions that apply to the railroad and airline industries as well as to the remainder of the economy. The final section centers on the evolution of labor in the airline industry. The author pays particular attention to recent events affecting labor in commercial aviation, particularly the effect of airline deregulation on airline labor.

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A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations

A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations

A Decisive Decade

A Decisive Decade

The Transformation of American Industrial Relations

The Transformation of American Industrial Relations

A Field in Flux

A Field in Flux

Healing Together

Healing Together

Strategic Negotiations

Strategic Negotiations

A Field in Flux

A Field in Flux

A Decisive Decade

A Decisive Decade

The Transformation of American Industrial Relations

The Transformation of American Industrial Relations

Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation Volume 1

Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation Volume 1

Leadership in a Changing World

Leadership in a Changing World

A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations

A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations

Intergovernmental Management

Intergovernmental Management

Air Transport Labor Relations

Air Transport Labor Relations

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