There are several different ways that third parties can effectively intervene to achieve resolution of workplace conflicts. Sometimes, when two parties are locked in a head-to-head conflict, things spin out of control and only a neutral third party can unwind the issues to find a solution....

1. What are worker cooperatives? -- 2. What is workplace dispute resolution? -- 3. Three different worker co-operatives -- 4. Mining the depths of co-ownership : the coal industry -- 5. Legal consciousness on the road : the taxicab industry -- 6. Loyalty instead of leaving : dispute resolution...

Do the parties in a typical dispute face incentives similar to those in the classic prisoner's dilemma game? In this paper, we explore whether the costs and benefits of legal representation are such that each party seeks legal representation in the hope of exploiting the other party, while...

Do the parties in a typical dispute face incentives similar to those in the classic prisoner's dilemma game? In this paper, we explore whether the costs and benefits of legal representation are such that each party seeks legal representation in the hope of exploiting the other party, while...

Iceland has high living standards, low poverty, high inclusiveness and one of the most sustainable pension systems. It is the most highly unionised country in the OECD and, in the past, successful social pacts have protected the lowest paid workers during crises, and on occasion helped fight...

This paper uses as its theoretical starting point the concept of the firm as a nexus of contracts. It examines the full range of contracts which go into forming this nexus: those formally negotiated, those adopted by custom or practice, and those imposed as legal defaults. The concept of...

The all-pervading and inevitable conflict is debated a lot in organizational studies. Many researchers study the relationship of conflict management styles and cultural dimensions specifically with individualism – collectivism. But these studies deal the culture at a national level...