Creating a Significant Learning Experience When Introducing Labor Relations to Students
| Title: | Creating a Significant Learning Experience When Introducing Labor Relations to Students |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | William G. Obenauer (ORCID |
| Source: | Management Teaching Review. 2024 9(4):311-318. |
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| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Labor Relations, Learning Experience, Undergraduate Students, Human Resources, Unions, Knowledge Level, Collective Bargaining, Learning Activities, Strikes, Labor Demands, Personnel Management, Business Administration Education, Educational Objectives, Lesson Plans |
| DOI: | 10.1177/23792981231151911 |
| ISSN: | 2379-2981 |
| Abstract: | Despite declines in private-sector union membership in the United States, labor relations remains an essential topic within the field of human resource management. However, most undergraduate students have little experience with labor unions, making it difficult to enhance learning by applying labor relations concepts to their prior experiences. The current lesson addresses this gap by teaching students about labor relations through the exploration of an authentic collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and an analysis of an actual work stoppage (i.e., strike or lockout). Students will learn about how different elements of the CBA influenced negotiations and factors that contributed to a work stoppage, leading to a basic understanding of how the human resource management decisions they make as managers can directly impact organizational outcomes. The lesson also serves as a tool for synthesizing content from throughout the semester in an undergraduate human resource management course. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1446879 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| ISSN: | 2379-2981 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/23792981231151911 |
| Published in: | Management Teaching Review |
| Language: | English |