An in-depth examination of labor relations, covering collective bargaining, contract negotiation, contract administration, mediation, arbitration, and other types of dispute resolution case problems based on actual situations that are utilized to acquaint students with union-management relations. Prerequisite: HRMP 5200 or equivalent.

( GMPF 5200 OR HRMP 5200 OR GMP 5030 OR HRM 5030 OR MGMT 4160 OR HRM 4160 )

A. Entrance Competencies:

All students must have completed HRMP 5200, Human Resource Management (or its equivalent) and have working knowledge of:

1) Human resource practices.
2) Human resource organization structure.
3) Employer obligations and employee responsibilities.
4) Techniques of human resources and organizational development.
5) Management control of human resources that involve promotions, transfers, disciplinary actions, and termination and under what conditions these occur.

B. Exit Competencies:

At the end of HRM 5260, the student will

1) Know employees relations terminology as applied to individual work settings.
2) Know labor-employment relations laws that affect the relationship of employer and employee.
3) Discuss the meaning of unions and how they operate.
4) Assess the administration of ADR processes.
5) Evaluate the administration of adverse action processes.
6) Design a plan for the championing and protecting of employee rights.
7) Compare/contrast performance management systems and tying rewards to organizational performance.
8) Develop employee relations policies and procedures in employee governance.

1. Required Materials


1. Textbooks

The Mediation Field Guide : Transcending Litigation and Resolving Conflicts in Your Business or Organization - 2001
Barbara Ashley Phillips
Jossey-Bass
ISBN: 0-787-95571-X


The Human Challenge: Managing Yourself and Others in Organizations - 7th.Edition - 2002
Mary L. Tucker, Anne M. McCarthy, Douglas A. Benton
Prentice Hall (Pearson)
ISBN: 0-13-085955-9



APA Manual
Effective October 1^st 2009, the 6th edition of the APA Manual is required for all courses.

NSU Bookstore
Textbooks and Case Studies may be purchased from the NSU Bookstore (located in the University Park Plaza) by calling 1-800-509-2665 or online at http://www.nsubooks.bkstore.com.



2. Recommended Materials

Theory R Management; Thomas Nelson (September, 1994) Wayne T. Alderson, Nancy Alderson McDonnell, and Nancy Jean Alderson

The Conflict Management Skills Workshop: A Trainer's Guide (The Trainer's Workshop(TM) Series), AMACOM (February, 2002), Bill
Withers.      

Transforming Work: The Five Keys to Achieving Trust, Commitment, & Passion in the Workplace, Perseus Publishing
(15 December, 2001), Patricia E. Boverie, and Michael Kroth,

Your Rights in the Workplace, 4th Ed, Nolo Press (June, 1999); Barbara Kate Repa and Marcia Stewart.

Contented Cows Give Better Milk: The Plain Truth About Employee Relations & Your Bottom Line; Williford Communications (March, 1998); Bill Catlette and Richard Hadden

Do It My Way or You're Fired! Employee Rights and the Changing Role of Management Prerogatives, John Wiley & Sons (January, 1983), David W. Ewing

How to Become a Certified Employee Friendly Workplace: The Pocket Guide to Achieving Excellence in Employee Relations, InSync Communications (September, 2000), John Wes Spence.

Inspiring Commitment: How to Win Employee Loyalty in Chaotic Times, McGraw-Hill Trade (01 November, 1995), Anthony Mendes.

Kaizen Teian 2: Guiding Continuous Improvement Through Employee Suggestions, Productivity Press (September, 1997), Japan Human Relations Association

The Loyalty Link: How Loyal Employees Create Loyal Customers, John Wiley & Sons (11 April, 1997), Dennis G. McCarthy.

Rights at Work: Employment Relations in the Post-Union Era(A Twentieth Century Fund Book), The Brookings Institution(May, 1993), Richard Edwards

Looking Forward to Monday Morning; Threshold Group; (01 November, 2001), Diane Hodges

Work Naked: Eight Essential Principles for Peak Performance in the Virtual Workplace, Jossey-Bass (15 May, 2001), Cynthia C. Froggatt.

Everyone a Leader: A Grassroots Model for the New Workplace, John Wiley & Sons (May, 1999), orst Bergmann, Kathleen Hurson, and Darlene Russ-Eft.

Employee Relations Ethics: A Special Issue of "Ethics & Behavior" Published in Paperback by Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc (September, 2001), Andrew, Sr. Sikula, John Sikula, and Andrew F. Sikula.

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Please note that all required and recommended materials should be referenced in APA style.