Public universities in the United States confront drastic changes as labour relations continue to evolve towards neoliberal managerial practices. Increasingly, faculty feel excluded from decision-making processes influencing their lives. This article provides a case study of Public Midwestern University (PMU, a pseudonym), where a faculty union…

Presents a brief background of arbitration advocacy, a procedural outline for conducting a mock labor arbitration hearing, and a case study for classroom use. (PD)

Reports on an actual public relations problem that was used to introduce students to the practice of corporate public relations. Shows both positive and negative reaction to use of the case study in college classes. (RL)

This book describes the process of unionization among university faculties using case studies of unionization campaigns at three universities. In higher education, faculty unions may have improved the situation of many faculties, but they may have accomplished this at the cost of increasing public skepticism and even antagonism. The chapters are:…

Analyzes the use of simulation in teaching about the collective bargaining process, identifies the psychological issues involved in collective bargaining, and discusses the development of a computer model that allows for case development and psychological bargaining experiences. Two flow charts and a set of sample bargaining simulations are…

Eight case studies appropriate for use in a course in management development were prepared and are provided in this document. The typical case describes a real business situation in which a real manager had to reach a decision. The case gives quantitative and qualitative information that is, or may be, relevant to that decision. Questions for…

The emergence of the field of labor studies in both undergraduate and graduate programs, its struggle for acceptance within academe, and its effects within the labor movement are studied. Particular emphasis is given to the impact of the credentials issues on the character of the American union, which has traditionally prized experience rather…

Chronicles a period of unrest over faculty tenure at the University of Minnesota (1995-97), focusing on the law school's role in the controversy and its resolution. Tells the story in three parts: proposed changes to tenure regulations in 1995; the part played by the university's regents, and the faculty's response; and intervention by the law…

Looks at how teaching basic writing is shaped by the material conditions of teachers working in those programs. Documents reactions of two writing programs on two different campuses to a 1991 statewide directive calling for the removal of all "remedial" courses from state campuses. Describes the programs' transformations after the directive, and…

This book documents the range of training programs that are being established by employers and unions; assesses porgram functioning and results; and offers insights for practitioners, scholars, and policy makers. An introduction (Ferman et al.) provides a general framework for thinking about union-management training programs and presents an…