Description
Prerequisite(s): MBA 5050.
This course is a study of industrial relations and the labor-management relations function of the modern work organization. The course examines problems, strategies, and policies of management interactions with formal and informal labor organizations. Labor legislation, collective bargaining, productivity analysis, and arbitration are stressed, with emphasis on negotiating strategies and techniques. Some time is also devoted to alternative dispute resolution as well as current trends in the labor movement. Credit(s): 3