Overview
Description
Systematic discussion of the major labor problems confronting society. Problems relating to management and union, industrial conflicts, collective bargaining, and legal environment considered.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Admission to a business major/junior standing
MGT 367
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Admission to a business major/junior standing; MGT 367.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Other
Restrictions
Admission to a business major/junior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate familiarity with the institutions, structures, and processes that characterize labor- management relations.
- develop and demonstrate the analytical skills required to engage in the practice of labor relations, in particular, techniques for and perspectives on bargaining and dispute resolution.
- manage the major labor relations processes (union organizing, bargaining, and dispute resolution) by being able to understand their features, interpret legal standards and rulings, evaluate key influences, and support specific strategies.
- assess the effect of worker representation on the operation of the workplace, firm, economy, and society.
- identify current challenges in labor relations, debate the central controversies, and recommend new directions.