LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ASSOCIATION SERIES    
      Proceedings of the 59th Annual Meeting    

   

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I.
 
 
Conflict Resolution and the Tranformation of the Social Contract
David B. Lipsky
   
II.
 
THE DYNAMICS OF EUROPEAN NATIONAL
EMPLOYMENT MODELS
 
Sam Rosenberg, Presiding
 

Changes in the System or Change of System? The National Employment Model of Germany

 
Gerhard Bosch, Thomas Haipeter, Erich Latniak, and Steffen Lehndorff     13
 

The U.K. Model: A Model for Europe?

 
Jill Rubery     23
  Is There a Distinctive Southern European Employment Model
 
Maria Karamessini     30
  The Swedish Model in Turbulent Time: Decline or Renaissance
 
Dominique Anxo and Harald Niklasson     37
  Discussion
 
Peter Berg     45
   
 
III.
 
CONFLICT AND COOPERATION IN EMPLOYMENT
RELATIONS "WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS"
 
Simon Clarke, Presiding
  Discussion
 
Trevor Bain     47
   
 
IV.
 
REFEREED PAPERS
 
Howard Stanger, Presiding
  Labor Quiescence Continued? Recent Strike Activity in Western Europe
 
Gregor Gall and David Allsop    51
  Union Membership, Facet Satisfaction, and Intent to Leave: Further Evidence on the Voice Face of Unions
 
Barry A. Friedman, Steven E. Abraham, and Randall K. Thomas     72
   
 
V.
 
THE POLITICS OF EVALUATION:
LESSONS FROM THE EVALUATION OF
WORKPLACE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAMS
 
Arthur Pearlstein, Presiding
  Management Responses to Non-union Dispute Resolution Outcomes: A Political Analysis
 
David Lewin     85
  Evaluation Dispute Resolution Programs: Traps for the Unwary
 
Lisa Blomgren Bingham     104
  Managing the Politics of Evaluation: Lessons from the Evaluation of ADR Programs
 
David B. Lipsky, Ronald L. Seeber, Ariel C. Avgar, and Rocco M. Scanza     116
   
 
VI.
 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AS AN ACADEMIC ENTERPRISE: ROADS TO REVITALIZATION

 
Charles Whalen, Presiding
 

Discussion

 
Charles J. Whalen     130
   
 
VII.
 

CONFLICT AND COOPERATION IN EMPLOYMENT
RELATIONS AS THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURES: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES, COMPARISONS,
AND FUTURES

 
Robert B. McKersie, Presiding
 

Blending Old and New: How Low-Cost and Legacy Carriers Are Shaping the Airline Industry

 
Phillip Beaumont, Thomas Kochan, and Peter Turnbull     135
   
 
VIII.
 
NEW SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON LABOR
AND LABOR MOVEMENTS
 
Adrienne Eaton, Presiding
  Institutions and Agency: Rethinking American Industrial Unionization
 
Jody Knauss     150
   
 
IX.
 

WORKERS' RIGHTS AS HUMAN RIGHTS: THE HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REPORT SEVEN YEARS LATER

 
Sheldon Friedman, Presiding
  Human Rights Fact-Finding in U.S. Labor Campaigns: Reflections on the MEI Strike in Duluth, Minnesota
 
Jeff Hilgert     158
  Discussion
 
James A. Gross     165
   
 
X.
 

REFEREED PAPERS

 
Larry (Chip) Hunter, Presiding
 

Exploring the Complaints and Compliance Gap under U.S. Workplace Policies

 
David Weil and Amanda Pyles      168
  Determinants of Participation in and Contributions to All-Employee Stock Plans
 
Andrew Pendleton     182
  Wages and Working Conditions of Truck Drivers at the Port of Long Beach
 
Kristen Monaco     196
  Discussion
 
Robert J. Thornton     208
   
 
XI.
 
LERA POSTER SESSION
 
Robert Hoell, Presiding
 

"Massaging Earnings:" The Effects of State Licensing of Massage Therapists

 
Edward J. Timmons and Robert J. Thornton     211
  Perceptions of Mediator Performance: Does It Matter When the Mediator Shows Up?
 
Betty Barrett     212
  Reducing Conflicts of Interest When Employing Spouses
 
Jack L. Howard     212
  Too Much of a Good Thing? Applying Education on the Job in Information Technology
 
Johanna Weststar     213
  Race and Gender Differences in Job Responsibility and Advancement
 
Timothy J. Keaveny and Edward J. Inderrieden     213
  The Dynamics of Unemployment by Gender: Evidence from OECD Countries
 
Hervé Queneau and Amit Sen     214
  Labor Market Dynamics in a Transition Economy: Evidence from Romania
 
Wei-Chiao Huang and Ioana Mazare     215
  A Look at Abusive Supervision at the U.S. Department of Labo
 
Edward Stern     216
  Congress and the NLRB: How Appointments Affect Board Outcomes
 
Matthew M. Bodah     217
  Outsourcing Human Resources Management: The Impact on Employee Satisfaction and Retetion
 
Thomas J. Norman     217
  Governance Mechanisms of Privatized State-Owned Enterprises and Trade Union Strength Moderation
 
Baniyelme Zoogah     218
  Reciprocity at the Workplace: Do Fair Wages Lead to Higher Effort, Productivity, and Profitability?
 
Paul Chen     219
  The NLRB and the Supreme Court: A Longitudinal Analysis
 
Clyde J. Scott and Edwin W. Arnold     219
  The Effect of Absolute and Relative Wages on Employee Attitudes: Whose Wages Matter?
 
Darla Flint Paulson     220
  Fishing in Different Ponds: Union Organizing Across Industries
 
Timothy D. Chandler and Rafael Gely     221
  "Stopping by the Pond": Using Metaphors to Understand Student Labor Union Conflict and Cooperation
 
Emily T. Porschitz and José C. Alves     221
   
 
XII.
 
2006 BEST DISSERTATION COMPETITION
 
Robert Hoell, Presiding
 

The Anatomy of Union Membership Decline in Great Britain, 1980­1998

 
Andrew Charlwood, Co-Winner      223
  Negotiating Flexibility: The Politics of Call Center Restructuring in the United States and Germany
 
Virginia Doellgast, Co-Winner     232
   
 
XIII.
 
LERA ANNUAL REPORTS
 
 
238
 

Executive Board Meeting in Chicago, IL, January 4, 2007

 
242
  General Membership Meeting in Chicago, January 6, 2007
 
247
 
 
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