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John Godard
Captus Press,
ISBN
978-1-55322-359-7
(2017)
An excellent text for students of industrial relations, sociology, labour studies, economics and management programs. Industrial Relations, the Economy, and Society does more than simply inform, it engages, making for lively discussion and ultimately more thoughtful and informed readers. The book contains highly accessible coverage of conventional topic areas, including the history of industrial relations, contemporary employer practices, labour unions, labour law, collective bargaining, and contract administration. Yet it also includes coverage of broader economic and social issues relevant to the study of labour and employment relations in both the union and non-union sectors. A leading textbook in industrial relations at the university level, this book is valuable both as a primary and as a supplementary text for students of industrial relations, sociology, labour studies, economics, and management programs. An internationally regarded academic who has maintained a strong commitment to the quality of undergraduate as well as graduate education, John Godard has written the book so as to be conducive to effective teaching without sacrificing academic and intellectual content. To maximize teaching flexibility, each chapter is complete by itself and can be taught individually without affecting the reader's ability to understand subsequent chapters. This enables instructors to select contents that they consider most suited to their course.
Preface Foundations: Concepts,
Issues, and Debates The Broader Debate: The
Theses on the Nature and Development of Industrial Relations Understanding Labour-Management Relations Work and Industrial Relations in Historical
Perspective Contemporary Management Practices Understanding and Explaining Management Labour Unions as Institutions Labour Unions as Organizations The Role of the State Understanding the State Labour Law: The Regulation of Labour-Management
Relations Collective Bargaining: Structure, Process, and
Outcomes Strikes and Dispute Resolution The Grievance and Grievance Arbitration
Processes The Collective Agreement: Content and Issues Contemporary Problems, Challenges, and
Alternatives Bibliography | Glossary | Index | About the Author
John Godard holds a B.Comm. (Hons.) and an MBA from the University of Manitoba, and a PhD in industrial relations from Cornell University. His work focuses on the nature and institutions of the employment relation, employer practices and the organization of work, and cross-national variation in both of these areas. Professor Godard’s work has been widely published, appearing in a number of edited books and in leading journals in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. He has served as the
chief editor of the British Journal of Industrial Relations (2012–2017) and as president of the Canadian Industrial Relations Association (2004–2005). He is currently a professor at the Asper School of Business of the University of Manitoba.
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