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The Legacy, the Present, and the Challenges for the Future
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ANTHONY T. OLIVER, JR. |
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UCIRHRP STUDENT PAPER PRESENTATION |
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Timothy J. Keaveny, Presiding |
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The Road Less Travelled in HRM-Performance Research: A Critical Realist Alternative to ‘Big Science’ |
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Brian Harney 7 |
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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND ECONOMIC TRANSITION – INDUSTRY STUDIES |
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Francoise Carré, Presiding |
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Nurses’ Unions Efforts to Give RNs a Greater Voice in Patient Care |
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Paul F. Clark and Darlene Clark 19
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The Economic Impact of Collective Bargaining at the State Level in Michigan: The Case of the 2006 Auto Assembly Industry Special Attrition Program |
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Richard Block, Mary Hamman, and Kent Hill 31 |
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LESSONS OF NEW RESEARCH FOR THE COMING DEBATE OVER LABOR LAW |
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Julie Martinez Ortega, Presiding |
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Quick Votes and Union Certification Drives in Canada
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Chris Riddell 44 |
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MEETING TODAY'S HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES
THROUGH INNOVATIONS IN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
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Sir Peter Carr, Presiding |
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Introduction and Discussion
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Sir Peter Carr 48 |
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Human Resources Management Aspects of Hospital Ward Managers’ Jobs
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Keith Townsend, Adrian Wilkinson, Greg J. Bamber and Cameron Allan 52 |
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Is the Doctor In? A Relational Approach to Job Design and the Coordination of Work
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Jody Hoffer Gittell, Dana Weinberg, Adrienne Bennett, and Joseph A. Miller 61 |
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Organizational Strategies for the Adoption of Electronic Medical Records: Toward an Understanding of Outcome Variation in Nursing Homes
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David B. Lipsky, Ariel C. Avgar, and James Ryan Lamare 73 |
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The Role of Participatory Union Leadership and Union Commitment throughout an Organizational Change Process in a Healthcare Setting
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Julie Sadler 86 |
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ORGANIZED EMPLOYERS: PAST AND PRESENT
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David Lewin, Presiding |
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Business Lobbies and the Employee Free Choice Act |
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David C. Jacobs 97 |
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RESEARCH BY THE RANK-AND-FILE
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Ruth Ruttenberg, Presiding |
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Come On In: Making Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Attractive in Rural Areas |
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Francis J. Cuneo 101 |
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Pensions and Healthcare: A Practical Assessment of Political Choices |
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Christopher J. Valverde 113 |
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RESEARCH ON THE NON-ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF UNIONS |
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Nancy Wiefek, Presiding |
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Unions and Workplace Justice
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Hoyt N. Wheeler 124 |
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The Elusive Union Safety Effect: Towards a New Empirical Research Agenda |
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Alison Morantz 133 |
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR WORKFORCE CHALLENGE: ATTRACTING AND RETAINING A NEW GENERATION OF PUBLIC SERVANTS
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Christian E. Weller, Presiding |
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The Public Sector Workforce—Past,Present, and Future |
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Joshua Franzel 147 |
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Recruitment and Retention in the Public Sector: The Role of Pensions |
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Beth Almeida and Ilana Boivie 154 |
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Union Learning Representatives as a Tool for Workforce Development (and Unionization) in the UK Public Services |
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Tom Wilson 160 |
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SAN FRANCISCO AND THE NEW SOCIAL COMPACT |
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David Weinberg, Presiding |
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San Francisco Values: The New Social Compact |
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Ken Jacobs 180 |
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REFEREED PAPERS |
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Mark Stuart, Presiding |
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The Diffusion of High Performance Work Systems in Unions |
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Barbara Rau 188 |
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Work as Home and Community: The Workplace Culture of an Alternative, Women-Led Company |
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Monica Bielski Boris 200 |
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XII. |
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LERA POSTER SESSION |
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Robert Hoell, Presiding |
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Capitalism and Child Labor: The Continuing Legacy of Adam Smith's Pin Factory
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Hugh D. Hindman 210 |
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Class Action Workplace Litigation: Does it Matter to Job Applicants? |
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Diane Bridge, Patrick P. Mchugh, and Mary E. Graham 210 |
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Determinants of Employee Remedy-Seeking for Discrimination |
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Cynthia L. Gramm And John F. Schnell 211 |
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Explaining Organizational Responsiveness to Work-Life Balance Issues: The Role of Business Strategy and High Performance Work System |
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Jing Wang and Anil Verma 211 |
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LEARN WorkFamily - A Unique Online Labor Education and Resource Network |
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Vibhuti Mehra 212 |
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State-Level Policy and Work/Life Balance |
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Matthew M. Bodah and Shannon Campbell 212 |
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The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Dispute Resolution: How EI Abilities Can Aid Professional Mediators |
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Erik Young 213 |
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Impacting Labor Climate: How Labor Relations Officers Impact Labor Climate in the Workplace |
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Johanna Weststar, Michael Melenchuk and Erik Nowak 213 |
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Gender Composition of Occupations and Earnings: Why Enter a Female Dominated Occupation? |
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Peter Toumanoff and Timothy J. Keaveny 214 |
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XIII.
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2008 BEST DISSERTATION COMPETITION
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A Wink and a Handshake: Why the Collapse of the U.S. Pension System Has Provoked Little Protest |
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David Lawrence Madland 215 |
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XIV. |
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LERA
ANNUAL REPORTS |
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Executive Board Meeting Conference Call, December 10, 2008 |
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Executive Board Meeting in San Francisco, CA, January 2, 2009 |
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General Membership Meeting in San Francisco, CA, January 4, 2009 |
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