Key features of the employment relationship need to be better incorporated into human capital theory and policy. Moreover, significant changes in the assumptions and practices embedded in employment systems will be required if human capital is to serve as an economy’s predominant source of...

A framework for analyzing collective bargaining and labor relations -- The historical evolution of the U.S. labor relations system -- The law and legal systems -- The role of the environment -- Management strategies and structures for collective bargaining -- Union strategies and structures for...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. The Behavioral Theory of Negotiations -- 1. Conceptual Foundations: Walton and McKersie's Subprocesses of Negotiations / Kochan, Thomas A. / Lipsky, David B. -- 2. New Directions in Teaching Negotiations: From Walton and...