Keep a Personal Checklist:

• Distinguish between negotiations and collective bargaining. 

•  hat are labor unions (trade unions)? 

• What are employer's associations? 

• The outcome of any negotiation or collective bargaining process depends on several factors. State five of these factors. 

• What is a trade (labor) union and what is its main purpose? 

• Distinguish between 'go-slow' and 'work-to-rule' 

• Differentiate between 'lock-outs' and 'closures'. 

• What is meant by conflict and why does it become a / problem if not managed properly? 

• Distinguish between conciliation and arbitration. 

• Why might employee participation and industrial democracy lead to a win-win outcome? 

• How might no-strike agreements help to improve the image of a labor union? 

• What are the reasons for resistance to change in the workplace? 

•  Outline the human resource strategies for reducing the impact of change and resistance to change. 

Featured Movie: American Factory

In this documentary, hopes soar when a Chinese company reopens a shuttered factory in Ohio. But a culture clash threatens to shatter an American dream. Watch on Netflix

• BM Unit 1: Organization, External Environment, Growth

• BM Unit 2: Motivation, Union, Organizational Culture, Resistance to Change

• BM Unit 5: Operations Management

• CUEGIS: Change, Culture, Ethics, Globalization, Strategy

Featured Movie: Northern Country

Based on the true story, a group of women in the Minnesota iron mines decide to stand up against harassment from their male co-workers. This was a historical moment which changed how companies adapt HR policies and the beginning of CSR   Watch on Netflix

• BM Unit 1: Ethical behavior, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

• BM Unit 2:  Organizational Structure, Management & Leadership, Motivation, Organizational Culture, Employee-Employer Relationships

• CUEGIS: Change, Culture, Ethics, Strategy