The Elements of Industrial Relations

The Elements of Industrial Relations

Written by a renowned scholar, this volume must be read for those engaged in the study and practice of industrial relations. It is especially timely given the current emphasis upon reexamining our world of work. This book synthesizes a lifetime of reflection and experience into a coherent theory of industrial relations—one that clarifies the function of labor relations in the contemporary society, analyzes the nature of industrial relations tension, and examines the various elements of the collective bargaining process. In so doing, Barbash progressively examines industrial relations from the perspective of management and labor, discussed the role of the state and public policy in developing industrial relations systems, review the nature of collective bargaining and conflict resolution, and offers a multinational comparison of American industrial relations practices. This Succinct, yet detailed, examinations of the industrial relations system integrate concepts from across the disciplines of labor economics, labor relations and organizational behavior and represents a significant contribution to the literature.

Jack Barbash

The University of Wisconsin Press

1984

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