LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ASSOCIATION SERIES    
      Proceedings of the 58th Annual Meeting    

   

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I.
 
Stephen R. Sleigh, Presiding
   
II.
 
WHY ARE OLDER AMERICANS WORKING MORE?
 
Douglas Kruse, Presiding
 

What Role Do Financial and Health Constraints Play in Partial Retirement?

 
Sharon Hermes     8
 

The Distribution of Retirement Leisure

 
Kevin D. Neuman and Daniel M. C. Lawson     18
  Discussion
 
John Turner     28
   
 
III.
 
LERA REFEREED PAPERS: LABOR MARKET ECONOMICS AND WORK AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
 
Dale Belman, Presiding
  The Labor Market Risks of Individual Accounts for Retirement
 
Christian E. Weller and Jeffrey B. Wenger     32
  The Diffusion and Decline of Employee Involvement Policies in U.S. Manufacturing Plants
 
Wei Chi, Richard Freeman and Morris Kleiner     44
   
 
IV.
 
SAM WALTON GOES TO CHINA: WHAT MNCS WILL FIND WHEN THEY INVEST THEIR FOREIGN CAPITAL IN CHINA'S HUMAN CAPITAL
 
Diana Murray, Presiding
  The Chinese Daily News Organizing Election Loss
 
Eric Geist     52
  MNCs in China: Regulation and Reality
 
Trevor Bain, Chyi-Herng Chang and Dean Baker     58
  Discussion
 
Chyi-Herng Chang     65
   
 
V.
 
AIRLINE INDUSTRY COUNCIL:
LEAN PRODUCTION IN THE AIR:
LOW-COST COMPETITION TAKING OFF
IN THE GLOBAL AIRLINE INDUSTRY AND
IMPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
 
Wilma Liebman, Presiding
  Low-Cost Competition in the United States
 
Nancy Brown Johnson     69
  Low-Cost Airlines' Product and Labor Market Strategic Choices: Australian Perspectives
 
Gregory J. Bamber, Russell D. Lansbury, Kate Rainthorpe and Clare Yazbeck     77
  Lean Production in the Air: Low-Cost Competition Taking Off in the Global Airline Industry and the Implications for Employment Relations: European Experiences
 
Philip B. Beaumont, Geraint Harvey, Laurence C. Hunter, Judy M. Pate, Joseph Wallace and Peter Turnbull     86
  Discussion
 
Jody Hoffer Gittell and Thomas A. Kochan     94
   
 
VI.
 

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY COUNCIL:
WORK SYSTEMS, WORKER REPRESENTATIONS,
AND MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE
IN THE WORLD AUTO INDUSTRY

 
Ronald Seeber, Presiding
 

Work Systems and Employment Relations in the Australian Automotive Manufacturing Industry

 
Gregory J. Bamber, Russell D. Lansbury, Christopher F. Wright and Marian Baird     97
 

European Unions and American Automobile Firms: From European Works Councils to World Councils?

 
Isabel Da Costa and Udo Rehfeldt     105
   
 
VII.
 

LABOR AND CAPITOL SEEKING AGREEMENT FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT: LEGAL AND FINANCIAL ISSUES

 
Paula B. Voos, Presiding
 

Bargaining Before Recognition a Global Market: How Much Will It Cost?

 
Marshall B. Babson     113
  Employers' Stake in Union Neutrality
 
Thomas A. Kochan     120
   
 
VIII.
 
THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT AFTER SEVENTY YEARS: AN ASSESSMENT. JOINT SESSION WITH AEA
 
David Bensman, Presiding
  Will Labor Fare Better Under State Labor Relations Law?
 
Richard B. Freeman     125
  The NLRA After Seventy Years: What Next?
 
Barry T. Hirsch and Jeffrey M. Hirsch     133
  Expanding Voice for Professional and Managerial Employees
 
  Paula B. Voos     143
  Discussion
 
William B. Gould IV     150
  Discussion
 
Jon Hiatt     156
  Discussion
 
Daniel J. B. Mitchell     160
   
 
IX.
 

LINKING SOCIAL CAPITAL TO OUTCOMES FOR CUSTOMERS, WORKERS, AND FIRMS

 
Katherine McFate, Presiding
  What Is It About Relationships? A Behavioral Theory of Social Capital and Performance
 
Timothy J. Vogus     164
   
 
X.
 

THE SHARED CAPITALISM ROUTE TO THE OWNERSHIP SOCIETY

 
Jen Kern, Presiding
 

Show Me the Money: Does Shared Capitalism Share the Wealth?

 
Robert Buchele, Loren Rodgers and Adria Sharf     174
   
 
XI.
 
THE LIMITS OF NLRB CERTIFICATION AND ITS ALTERNATIVES
 
Tia Schneider Deneberg, Presiding
 

The Employee Free Choice Act: A Reality Check

 
Roy J. Adams     184
  Discussion
 
Sheldon Friedman     190
   
 
XII.
 
LERA REFEREED PAPERS: DISPUTE RESOLUTION, INTERNATIONAL AND COMAPARATIVE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, AND LABOR UNIONS AND STUDIES
 
Robert Hoell, Presiding
 

Union Cities and Voter Turnout

 
Roland Zullo     193
  Institutionalism and Bargaining Power in Comparative IR
 
Heiko Massa-Wirth     206
  Waiving Goodbye to Gilmer? Early Signs of Repatriating Employment Disputes to Courts
 
Michael H. LeRoy and Peter Feuille     223
   
 
XIII.
 
LERA POSTER SESSION
 
 

Discretion and Performance: A Cross-National Comparison of Public Governance

 
Matthew M. Bodah and Martin Schneider     239
  Courts of Appeals and NLRB Orders: A Longitudinal Analysis
 
Clyde J. Scott and Edwin W. Arnold     240
  Portfolio Decisions of Older American Workers: The Role of Private Pensions
 
Huan Ni     240
 
 
Andrew von Nordenflycht     241
  International Evidence on the Convergence of Female and Male Unemployment Rates
 
Hervé Queneau and Amit Sen     242
   
 
XIV.
 
2005 BEST DISSERTATION COMPETITION
 

Differences Matter: The Impact of Social Policy on the Working Poor in Canada and the United States

 
Daniyal Zuberi     243
   
 
XV.
 
LERA ANNUAL REPORTS
 
 
252
 

Executive Board Meeting in Boston, MA, January 5, 2006

 
256
  General Membership Meeting in Bostong, MA, January 7, 2005
 
262
 
 
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