Commentary upon ‘should collective bargaining and labor relations be less adversarial?’
Journal of Business Ethics · 1985 · Volume 4 · Issue 4
Abstract
My commentary calls attention to what makes Mr. Bowie's paper well worth intensive consideration. In my brief evaluation, however, I only lay out three incoherent elements of his proposed family model of labor-management relations.I argue that complete job security is not compatible with complete freedom to change firms; that, in practice, such security for all employees is not compatible with the shifting demand of our economic system, and that the model includes two kinds of spouse relationships — one affectional and another competitive — that are incoherent with one another. My point is not that Mr. Bowie's model is fatally flawed, but that it needs to be improved.
Keywords
Economic Growth, Economic System, Collective Bargaining, Labor Relation, Family Model
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