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Bargaining for competitiveness : law, research, and case studies / Richard N. Block, editor.
Lippincott Library HD6508 .B357 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Collective bargaining--United States.
- Collective bargaining.
- Labor unions--Law and legislation.
- Job security.
- United States.
- Collective bargaining--European Union countries.
- Job security--United States.
- Job security--European Union countries.
- Labor unions--Law and legislation--United States.
- Labor unions.
- Labor unions--Law and legislation--European Union countries.
- Wages and labor productivity.
- Labor economics.
- Competition, International.
- Globalization--Economic aspects.
- Globalization.
- Comparative industrial relations.
- European Union countries.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 173 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2003.
- Contents:
- 1 Collective Bargaining in Context / Richard N. Block, Peter Berg 1
- Values and Employment in the United States 3
- Values and Employment in Europe 7
- 2 Competitiveness and Employment Protection and Creation / Richard N. Block 13
- The Environment for Collective Bargaining, Competitiveness, and Employment Protection/Creation 14
- 3 The Impact of Collective Bargaining on Competitiveness and Employment / Dale Belman, Richard N. Block 45
- Empirical Research on Collective Bargaining and Organizational Performance 50
- 4 Case Study Methodology / Richard N. Block 75
- 5 Basic Aluminum / Richard N. Block 87
- Description of the Business 87
- History of the Facility 88
- History and Background of Collective Bargaining at Rockdale 89
- Competitive Pressures 91
- Collective Bargaining, Competitiveness, and Employment Protection/Creation 93
- 6 Auto Assembly / Richard N. Block, Peter Berg 101
- Description of the Business 101
- History of the Site 102
- Employment at GM-Lansing 103
- History and Background of Collective Bargaining at GM-Lansing 105
- Competitive Pressures 106
- Collective Bargaining, Competitiveness, and Employment Protection/Creation 109
- 7 Automobile Parts / Michael L. Moore, Richard N. Block 117
- Description of the Business 118
- History of the Facility 118
- History and Background of Collective Bargaining at Lear-Elsie 120
- Competitive Pressures 121
- Collective Bargaining, Competitiveness, and Employment Protection/Creation: Contract Changes 122
- Formal Noncontractual Mechanisms 123
- Creating a Formal, Noncontractual Participation System 125
- Competition and Employment Protection/Creation within Differing Manufacturing Paradigms 125
- Mass Production at Lear-Elsie 126
- Sociotechnical Team-Based Systems at Lear-Elsie 127
- Lean Manufacturing at Lear-Elsie 128
- 8 Health Care / Michael J. Polzin, Peter Berg 133
- Description of the Business 134
- History of Sparrow Health System 134
- History and Background of Collective Bargaining at Sparrow Health System 136
- Competitive Pressures Confronting Sparrow Health System and PECSH 137
- Collective Bargaining, Competitiveness, and Employment Protection/Creation 139
- Collective Bargaining, Employment, and Firm Performance 151
- Policy Implications 157.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0880992611
- 088099262X
- OCLC:
- 51868155
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