BUS 532 Strategic Human Resource Management

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BUS 532Strategic Human Resource Management

• 11/30/1998
• Professor Allen

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Collective bargaining

• Objectives of workers and unions
• Impact on HR
• - New processes
• - Adjustments to regular processes
• Impact on HR, bottom line
• Union growth, or lack thereof

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Objectives

• More, more more! - Samuel Gompers, 1st
  president of AF of L
• Economic security job, health,retirement
• Voice at the workplace
• Union objectives (but maybe not worker
  objectives) organizing, politics

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Impact on HR

• New processes
• - Negotiations
• - Grievances
• - Arbitration
• Adjustments to ongoing processes
• - Planning - Selection
• - Seniority - Compensation

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Impact on HR, firm outcomes

• Compensation
• - Wage levels higher
• - More and better benefits
• - Less wage dispersion
• Turnover down
• Absenteeism up
• Productivity higher (in most studies)
• Profits lower

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Why union growth has suffered

• Demographics
• Jobs location/industry/occupation
• Wage premium grew in 1970s
• More overt management opposition
• Deregulation
• Globalization
• Lack of worker interest
• Lack of union organizing efforts