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November 2011 (Revised June 2012)
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The Big 3 Roar Back

By: William W. George

The "Big 3"—Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and Chrysler—were all headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. Born between 1903 and 1928, they dominated the automobile industry in the U.S. for decades until they became complacent. In the 1970s they started losing share to... View Details

Keywords: Production; Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Industry Clusters; Competitive Strategy; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Michigan

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01 Sep 2010
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A Day’s Pay

FLOREZ: Back to his roots. Before term limits force him out of office, California State Senate majority leader Dean Florez (MBA ’93) has one final bill he wants to get through the legislature: extending overtime benefits to hundreds of thousands of California... View Details

Keywords: overtime pay; Crop Production; Agriculture

December 2001
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Van Bolton: Resolving a Labor-Management Dispute

Describes the challenges facing Van Bolton, the head of a large airline, as he works with the head of the company's pilots' union to negotiate issues relating to the acquisition of a smaller airline. Bolton must find ways to surmount a history of adversarial... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation Process; Negotiation Participants; Labor Unions; Acquisition; Air Transportation Industry

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The Development of Working Relationships

By: John J. Gabarro

Keywords: Working Conditions; Relationships

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29 Sep 2015
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Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age

21 Nov 2013
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Bangladesh’s Garment Factories Still Aren’t Safe

26 Mar 2020
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Coronavirus Is Widening the Corporate Digital Divide

10 Mar 2020
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Sorry, but Working From Home Is Overrated

11 Oct 2016
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Capitalism Behaving Badly

13 May 2016
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Hate surge pricing? It’s not all bad

28 Apr 2014
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Will Economics Finally Get Its Paradigm Shift?

01 Oct 1997
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Class of '97 Placement Statistics Similar for September and January Cohorts

Preliminary placement figures (as of August 1997)* Total September Cohort January Cohort Average satisfaction with job offer (on a scale of 1-low to 7-high) 6.1 6.1 6.1 Average number of companies contacted 20 19 21 Average number of organizations with which each... View Details

John D. Biggers

Biggers is recognized for strong labor-management relations. He was a key figure in bringing the Toledo Labor Peace Plan to nation-wide attention. In 1947, Biggers was head of one of the world’s largest manufacturers of flat glass with... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

William H. Danforth

In 1894, Danforth opened a feed business in St. Louis. Over the next several years, Danforth’s Ralston Purina Company established mills in St. Louis and 32 other cities in the U.S. and Canada. Danforth created the famous Chow brand name, as well as the company’s... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco