Building More Effective Unions / Edition 2

Building More Effective Unions / Edition 2

by Paul F. Clark
ISBN-10:
0801475198
ISBN-13:
9780801475191
Pub. Date:
03/10/2009
Publisher:
Cornell University Press
ISBN-10:
0801475198
ISBN-13:
9780801475191
Pub. Date:
03/10/2009
Publisher:
Cornell University Press
Building More Effective Unions / Edition 2

Building More Effective Unions / Edition 2

by Paul F. Clark
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Overview

Employers have long turned to behavioral science for guidance on making their organizations more effective. Labor scholar Paul F. Clark believes union leaders should also take advantage of the valuable discoveries made in this field, and he offers a straightforward account of how they can do so.

Much of the behavioral science research relevant to unions relies on complex statistical analyses and is disseminated through scholarly journals. This clearly written book makes the findings of behavioral science accessible to those committed to building a stronger labor movement. It describes behavioral science's understanding of such topics as organizational commitment and member participation and suggests how this knowledge can best be applied to unions.

Building More Effective Unions offers practical strategies unions can use to their advantage in a number of areas, including:
-Union participation
-Organization and retention
-Union orientation and socialization
-Political action
-Grievance procedures
-Information and communications
-Union image-building
-Union culture
-Union leadership

The book features examples of how unions and their leaders have benefited from putting the principles of behavioral science into practice.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780801475191
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 03/10/2009
Edition description: Second Edition
Pages: 230
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Paul F. Clark is Professor of Labor Studies and Industrial Relations at Pennsylvania State University. He has served as an education and research consultant for more than twenty-five national and numerous local unions. He is coeditor of Forging a Union of Steel and Collective Bargaining in the Private Sector.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
List of Union Acronyms

Chanter 1. Behavioral Science and Union Effectiveness
Chapter 2. Union Participation: A Model
Chapter 3. Organizing and Retaining Members
Chapter 4. Union Member Orientation and Socialization
Chapter 5. Political Action
Chapter 6. Grievance Procedures
Chapter 7. Information and Communication Strategies
Chapter 8. Union Image-Building
Chapter 9. Union Culture
Chapter 10. Union Leadership
Chapter 11. Conclusion

References
Index

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