The overwhelming majority of current faculty retirement research focuses on how institutions manage the economic implications of retirement, particularly retirement benefits and the financial costs to the institution. There has been little scholarship to date exploring the topic of retirement from the individual retiree's perspective. Recently…

Successful organizations adjust quickly and intelligently to shifts in consumer tastes, political climate, and economic opportunity. How do they do it? "The Six Secrets of Change" explores essential lessons for business and public sector leaders for thriving in today's complex environment. Fullen draws on his acclaimed work in bringing about…

Presenting a collection of seminar papers aimed at improving mutual understanding in the workplace, this book brings together the views of prominent South Africans on effective communication in organizations. The papers collected in the book will be of interest to communication students, practitioners, personnel managers and anyone else concerned…

The review of grievance arbitration awards in public education constitutes the topic of this second chapter in a book on school law. A discussion of landmark cases outside of education underscores the general principles that have motivated courts to undertake review of arbitration awards. Supreme Court decisions in three cases known as the…

This book uses the testimony given before the Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations to gain insight into the state of industrial relations and labor law in the United States. The book is organized in five chapters. The first chapter looks at the history of labor movements and labor legislation in the United States. Chapter 2…

This study compares the manner in which employment relations problems are resolved at institutions with collective bargaining contracts and those without such contracts. It also describes how collectively bargained agreements in general have resulted in the development of more formal conflict-resolution mechanisms in all sectors of higher…

Chapter 8 in a book on school law explains some of the basic concepts of arbitration, such as how to present a grievance in an arbitration hearing, with special emphasis on particular problems that may arise in education. The chapter points out some common issues advocates of arbitration in the educational setting will confront; general arbitral…

This document explores some of the interrelationships between the collective bargaining process and equal employment issues. The National Labor Relations Act, the federal collective bargaining statute, is the focal point of the labor law discussion because it has had significant impact on the drafting and interpretation of state labor legislation…

The increased intensity of antidiscrimination enforcement measures has caused colleges and universities to reassess their operational procedures affecting students and employees. In recent months it has become clear that the powerful forces of antidiscrimination and collective bargaining intersect at a number of critical points that need…

This book examines the changing role of teacher unions in the educational reform movement. It contains nine case studies of unions across the United States that are forging new, collaborative relationships with management in a reconceptualization of "professional unionism." Chapters include: (1) "Building the Airplane While It's Rolling Down the…

Legal requirements and lawsuits have become an established part of the U.S. higher education. This book was written to help faculty and administrators navigate critical legal issues pertaining to faculty activities and avoid potential legal pitfalls. The chapters are: (1) The Lay of the Land; (2) Scholarship; (3) In the Classroom; (4) Faculty as…

Teacher unions will affect the future of both the institution of public education and the institution of organized labor. Ways in which these unions can elevate education to a new level are described in this book. It offers a model in which teacher unions are organized around issues of quality teaching and professional development, as well as…

Chapter 7 in a book on school law traces the development of the legal doctrine of the Duty of Fair Representation. The "duty" resulted from judicial rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court to fight discrimination in railroad workers' unions. Other cases followed and the court expanded the doctrine of fair representation beyond racial…

Compiled in this document are nine articles addressed to trustees on collective bargaining in two-year colleges. Titles include: (1) Alternatives to Collective Bargaining; (2) Are There Alternatives to Collective Bargaining?; (3) Trustee Involvement in Preparation for Community College Collective Bargaining With Faculty--A Case Study; (4) The…

This booklet contains frequently asked questions--and their answers--about "quality circles," a factory program first introduced in Japan in which workers participate voluntarily in quality control and management decisions through various means of communication. Following an introductory chapter, the remainder of the booklet answers…