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Theory of Union Bargaining Goals (Hardcover)
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Theory of Union Bargaining Goals (Hardcover)
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
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Wallace N. Atherton is concerned with a single but very important
facet of the behavior of labor unions--the ways in which their
bargaining objectives are determined. He begins by reviewing the
existing literature and briefly sketches the conceptual structure
of the union. The analysis starts with a theory whose form and
substance are close to existing theories, and then is altered by
adding unfamiliar elements. An eclectic "economic" model is built
with two provisional assumptions: complete internal homogeneity of
preferences about bargaining objectives, and perfect knowledge and
foresight of everything relevant to the attainment of these
objectives. The main innovation at this stage is the inclusion of
anticipated strike length as a variable which affects union
preferences of goals to be pursued. In Chapter IV the first
provisional assumption is dropped and the model becomes
"politico-economic." Allowance is made for diversity of goals
within the union and for the leaderships' concern to stay in
office. The theory is then restated in axiomatic terms, enabling
the author to dispense with the second assumption, that of the
union's perfect knowledge and foresight. The theory is now adapted
to deal with a union faced with probabilities rather than
certainties, and additional adaptations deal with the effect of
internal threats to the leaders' control of the organization.
Originally published in 1973. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the
latest print-on-demand technology to again make available
previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of
Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable
paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy
Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage
found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905.
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