A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations: The Ottoman Route to State Centralization

by Richard E. Walton and Robert B. McKersie

Book Overview

In this book, Walton and McKersie attempt to describe a comprehensive theory of labor negotiation. The authors abstract and analyze four sets of systems of activities which they believe account for much of the behavior found in labor negotiations. The first system of activities, termed distributive bargaining, comprises competitive behaviors that are intended to influence the division of limited resources. The second system is made up of activities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875461794
• ISBN13: 9780875461793
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: ILR Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher