Proceedings of the 56th Annual Meeting: January 3-5, 2004, San Diego, California

agreement analysis annual Burger King changes collective bargaining Committee companies conflict management conflict management systems contingent workers control group corporations cost reduction councils countercyclical covariances decline democracy Dependent Variable dF/dx dummy earnings Economic employees employment adjustment estimates financial performance firm performance Freeman German Global Hispanics Human Resource impact important increase Industrial Relations INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS RESEARCH influence Institute International IRRA issues Job Corps Journal Korean labor market labor movement labor standards layoffs Lipsky McDonald's mediator membership negotiations nonunion Nordsee organizational organizations overemployment P/E ratios paper participation parties percent Philippine political efficacy Price-Earnings Ratio productivity programs RELATIONS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION reported role sample seafarers sector significant social dialogue statistically strategy survey Table Taiwan tion trade unions Tripartite Commission union presence United United Kingdom University utilization of contingent Voos workforce Workplace Democracy workplace performance