This paper was presented as background for the 2008 United States Report as solicited by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound). Its purpose is to serve as the data and information source for the Seminar "Industrial relations in the EU and other...

This overview of employment relations in small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United States was produced for a Workshop on industrial relations in the EU, the USA, Japan, and other global economies, 28 - 29 November 2006, Berlin, Germany for the European Foundation for the Improvement...

The Personal Information Trainer (PIT) can become a unique employee benefit written into the employment contract of key individuals (very few) deemed to be essential to the success of a firm or institution. This is a no-extra-cost (non-compensatory) benefit that can help improve recruitment and...

Major university research library systems are complex organizations made up of at least three types of library entities -- the central library, the department/school library, and the professional school library. Are these libraries cost centers or value centers? The voices of all three types of...