A framework for analyzing collective bargaining and labor relations -- The historical evolution of the U.S. labor relations system -- The law and legal systems -- The role of the environment -- Management strategies and structures for collective bargaining -- Union strategies and structures for...

Intro -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Part 1: The Strategic Level of Labor Relations -- 1. A Framework for Analyzing Labor Relations -- 2. Labor, Management, and Government Interactions -- 3. The Law and Legal Systems -- 4. The Role of the Economic, Technological, and Demographic...

This study analyzes the relationship among plant-level measures of industrial relations performance, economic performance, and quality-of-working-life programs. The analysis employs pooled time-series and cross-section data from 18 plants within a division of General Motors for the years...