The Industrial Relations Research Association    
Proceedings 2004    

   

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I.
 
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Marlene K. Heyser, Presiding
  Democracy and Industrial Relations   
Paula B. Voos     1
   
II.
 
INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
 
Sanford Jacoby, Presiding
 

High Involvement Work Systems and Political Efficacy: A Tale of Two Departments

 
Lisa Schur, Adrienne Eaton, and Saul Rubinstein     9
   
 
III.
 
LABOR OVER-SUPPLY
 
Dale Belman, Presiding
  Overemployed Workers in the U.S. Labor Market
 
Lonnie Golden     19
   
 
IV.
 
WORKPLACE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SYSTEMS
 
John T. Delaney, Presiding
  Dispute Resolution in the Changing Workplace
 
David B. Lipsky and Ronald L. Seeber     30
   
 
V.
 
LABOR/EMPLOYMENT LAW, LABOR UNIONS/LABOR STUDIES, AND INTERNATIONAL/COMPARATIVE REFEREED PAPERS
 
Gordon Pavy, Presiding
  Low Road Convergence: Diversity or the Beginning of the End for National Industrial Relations Systems?
 
Tony Royle     41
  Utilization of Contingent Workers and Firm Performance
 
Paula Alexander Becker     57
   
 
VI.
 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND DEMOCRACY IN ASIA

 
Mahmood Zaidi, Presiding
 

Political and Workplace Democracy in Taiwan

 
Joseph S. Lee     72
 

Industrial Democracy in the Rough Seas: Case of Philippine Seafarers

 
Maragtas S.V. Amante     81
   
 
VII.
 

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FINANCE, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND LABOR

 
Harry Katz, Presiding
 

Mandated Codetermination and Firm Performance: The Productivity Effects of German Works Councils Revisited

 
Bernd Frick     90
  Discussion: The Relationship between Finance, Corporate Governance and Labor: An International Perspective
 
Jacques Rojot     100
   
 
VIII.
 
WORKERS' DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS IN THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE: PIPE-DREAMS OR MISSION TO MARS?
 
Richard Block, Presiding
  The Role of National Governments in International Labor Standards
 
Anil Verma and Sarosh Kuruvilla     103
   
 
IX.
 

HISPANIC EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS

 
Mark Thompson, Presiding
  Out of the Barrio: Do Young Hispanics Benefit from Residential Job Training Programs?
 
Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Arturo Gonzalez, and Todd Neumann     110
   
 
X.
 

CENTRAL EUROPEAN IR UPON ENTRY INTO THE EU

 
Marc Weinstein, Presiding
 

Evolution of Social Dialogue in Poland

 
Juliusz Gardawski     122
   
 
XI.
 
THE FUTURE OF UNIONS IN MODERN BRITAIN
 
Richard B. Freeman, Presiding
 

Union Relative Wage Effects in the United States and the United Kingdom

 
David G. Blanchflower and Alex Bryson     133
   
 
XII.
 
LABOR ECONOMICS/LABOR MARKETS AND HUMAN RESOURCES REFEREED PAPERS
 
Haejin Kim, Presiding
 

The Instability of Unskilled Earnings

 
Michael Mamo and Wei-Chiao Huang     141
  The Impact of Unions on Workplace Financial Performance: An Empirical Study in the French Context
 
Patrice Laroche     154
  What Do Unions Do? Unionization, Work Innovations and Firm Performance in Jamaica
 
Gangaram Singh     170
  How Did Unions Protect Workers Right After the 1997 Economic Crisis in Korea?
 
Young-Myron Lee and In-Gang Na     182
   
 
XIII.
 
POSTER SESSION
 
Stephen Havlovic, Presiding
 

The Impact of U.S. Union on Productivity: A Bootstrap Meta-analysis

 
Christos Doucouliagos and Patrice Laroche     195
  An Analysis of Contingency Theory as a Determinant of Union Decline
 
Steven Lance Popejoy     195
  World Survey of Nurses' Unions and Associations: Results and Analysis
 
Paul F. Clark and Darlene Clark     196
  Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Voice Through Employee Empowerment Unionism
 
John W. Budd     196
  Labor Arbitration Is a Matter of Contract . . . Or Is It?
 
Rebecca Bernhard     197
  Partnerships Between Community-Based Organizations and Construction Trades Unions
 
Helena Worthen     197
  Organizational Impact of Work-Life Practices
 
Karen S. Markel     198
  The Rise and Fall of Employee Involvement Practices in Manufacturing Establishments
 
Wei Chi, Morris M. Kleiner, and Richard B. Freeman     198
  Social Networking for Employment Purposes Among Mexican Undocumented Immigrants
 
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Kusum Mundra     199
  Profit Sharing and Firm Innovation Performance: An Empirical Investigation of the High-Tech Industry in Taiwan
 
Mei-Ling Wang and Nien-Chi Liu     199
  Do High Involvement Work Practices Make Workers Work Harder, Smarter, and/or Nicer?
 
Haejin Kim     200
  Organizing Home Health Care Workers: A Case Study in Social Movement Unionism
 
Patrice M. Mareschal     200
  Variation Among Regions of Unfair Labor Practice Charges: How Much and Why?
 
Michele M. Hoyman and Diane Schmidt     201
   
 
XIV.
 
2003 IRRA BEST DISSERTATION COMPETITION
 

Expert Judgment in the Mediation of Collective Bargaining Disputes (Summary)

 
Anthony Zumbolo      202
   
 
XV.
 
IRRA ANNUAL REPORTS
 

Executive Board Meeting in Rosemont, IL, June 14, 2003

 
208
 

Executive Board Meeting in San Diego, CA, January 2, 2004

 
214
  General Membership Meeting in San Diego, CA, January 4, 2004
 
219
 

Annual Report for 2003

 
223

 

   

 

 

 

   
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