COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND LABOR UNION STRENGTH HAVE GIVEN RISE TO TWO SERIOUS CHALLENGES FACING PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, INFLATION AND INTERFERENCE WITH MANAGERIAL AUTHORITY. IN RECENT YEARS, THE COST OF LIVING HAS AVERAGED AN INCREASE OF FOUR PERCENT PER YEAR WHILE LABOR COSTS HAVE ACHIEVED AN ANNUAL RATE OF INCREASE OF OVER SIX PERCENT. AT THE SAME…

Intended as a practical guide for negotiators, this manual provides step-by-step directions for techniques useful in the collective bargaining process. The suggestions are based on extensive first-hand experience and field research and apply to labor negotiations in all areas of public service. The manual is divided into nine sections, including…

This book discusses specific ways managers and supervisors can initiate change among their employees, understand resistance to change, and gain employee cooperation. It outlines techniques for preventing resistance, quickly detecting it when it arises, identifying its causes, and designing strategies to effectively reduce it. The book also…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO BUILD A SET OF MEASURES WHICH WOULD PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO PEOPLE'S "MOTIVATION TO WORK." A SYSTEMATIC 10 PERCENT SAMPLE, 1,958 PERSONS, WAS DRAWN FROM THE REGISTERED POPULATION OF THE NEWARK EMPLOYMENT SERVICE IN LATE 1964. A SAMPLE OF 500 PERSONS, CLASSIFIED INTO EIGHT CATEGORIES ON THE BASIS OF A…

This document gives information on employees in colleges and universities in New York State. Tables cover: (1) number of employees by professional and nonprofessional classification, 1972-73 and 1973-74; (2) number of full-time employees by selected occupational activities and institutional classification, 1972-73 and 1973-74; (3) total number of…

Effective policemen need to have as much knowledge as possible about society; they need to be fair, like the criminal justice system they represent. Society cannot be protected unless there is full accordance with the law. Questions of concern are whether the poor man or the black man are receiving the same treatment as the rich or influential…

The standard covers nonsupervisory work involved in the manufacture and repair of parts and items of equipment which require the use of various types of standard and special machine tools and their attachments to machine metals, metal alloys, and other materials. The work requires skills ranging from initial planning of necessary work sequences to…

Developed on the assumption that part-time nursing services will eventually become part of a comprehensive health program for each industry served, this 3-part guide contains guidelines for planning, promoting, and developing a part-time nursing service. Part I provides administrative considerations for planning the service and responsibilities of…

There are many similarities in collective bargaining as it is carried on in different types of political subdivisions. Where organizations are competing for the right to represent a group of workers, the concept of "majority rules" generally prevails. The election and designation of a specific bargaining unit occasionally needs clarification in…

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If the police are to realize a greater return on the investment made in improving their operations, they must concern themselves directly with the end product of their efforts. Meeting this need requires that police develop a systematic process for examining and addressing problems that the public expects them to. (Author)

Looks to decisions of the National Labor Relations Board and the courts to identify standards to adequately safeguard nonsupervisory employee interests in professional associations, permitting membership of both supervisory and nonsupervisory employees, which serve as certified bargaining representatives. (Author/PKP)

This paper describes the development of an operations management model and its implementation in a simulation mode in order to study the effects of alternative organizational designs and person/work assignment criteria on the utilization of the technological and human resources of a firm. (Author)

If management by objectives is to be successful in the public sector it must somehow be integrated into both the compensation and promotion systems. (Author/IRT)

The author examines the union-organizing drive and discusses a number of tactics that a firm can use to counteract the union once its drive is underway. Some of the points discussed are how to respond to a union demand for recognition, how to train supervisors and managers to handle these demands, and how to deal with information and solicitation.…