Theoretical reasoning disagrees about what type of bargaining system performs best. We have tested the explanatory power of three competing hypotheses: neoliberalism, coporatism and the hump-shape hypothesis. All of these hypotheses lack empirical support due to two main shortcomings. First,...

In the emergence of a pro-patent and intellectual capital era the management of Intellectual Property (IP) is currently undergoing major changes. IP management systems are becoming increasingly complex and strategic in handling an integrated portfolio of IPRs and intellectual assets rather than...

Open wage rate hearing Monday. - All sides to be heard at Coulee dam--referee Schedler arrives. - Assurance that the wage rate hearing at Grand Coulee dam will be expedited in order to establish promptly the wage scale which will apply under the new contract, was given by Carl R. Schedler,...

More pay idea echoed at dam. - Labor heads and MWAK official think higher wage needed in next contract. - Under Carl R. Schedler of Washington, D. C., the department of labor today began its public hearing to determine the prevailing wage in this area to arrive at a new wage schedule for...

Employees get $22,623 profits Average bonus of $165 given pine sash workers. Profit sharing bonus checks of $22,623 were distributed among 137 employees of the White Pine Sash company at the annual dinner in the Elizabethan rooms, Davenport hotel, last night. The smallest check was $111 and the...

By the early 1990s employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) had become more prevalentin unionized firms than in nonunionized firms. However, little research has been devoted to examining the implications of ESOPs for collective bargaining. Ben-Ner and Jun (1996) model ESOPs as a buyout option for...

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