Labor Management Relations

Paper Summary:

The paper presents an in-depth narrative on the importance of efficient labor cost management and highlights the effects that labor unions have on a business organization. In particular, the paper discusses the fact that unions and lean production programs are there to ensure correct planning of the methods employed to increase efficiency and productivity. The paper also relates that, if these factors are implemented, employers can introduce ideal levels of communication and receive co-operation and assistance from employees.

Outline:
Introduction
Common goals
Common challenges
Common realities
Strategic options and approaches
Conclusions

From the Paper:

"Sound directives from management lead to responsiveness to company culture and inspire loyalty to the company. When workers feel secure, properly represented and involved in the company, the desire for collective action is not as significant (Dong-One and Voos, 1997). Sound leadership and motivation is able to guide the members of the organization towards the accomplishment of the major goal which is profits, efficiency and effectivity of the company.
"To achieve these, one has to be able to manage labor relations well. So, if workers turn to union organization as a means of communication and solving their concerns, considering the decline in unionization by workers, it may very well mean indeed that leadership and motivation strategies that are being implemented is not effective or enough to develop optimum labor relations."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Babson, Steve (n.d.). Lean Production and Labor: Empowerment and Exploitation. pp. 1-37.
• Bertola, Giuseppe (1999). Microeconomic Perspectives on Aggregate Labor Markets. Handbook of Labor Economics vol.3B, Amsterdam: North-Holland. pp.2985-3028.
• Blau, F.D. and L.M. Kahn (1999). Institutions and Laws in the Labor Market. Handbook of Labor Economics, Vol. 3C, Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp. 1399-1461.
• Feinman, Robert D. (2006). Does Unionization Matter?. Retrieved on March 20, 2007 from http://robertdfeinman.com/society/unionization.html.
• Hoos, J. (2000) Globalization, Multinational Corporations and Economics. Kiado: Budapest.

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