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the USA, the government plays a passive role in labor relations and dispute reso-
lution, characterized by regulation the process, not the outcomes. In Western and
Eastern European countries, Australia, Canada, and Latin America, the role of the
government is much more active. In the USA, there is generally an adversarial
relationship between the union and management, while in most other countries
the relationship is much more conciliatory and cooperative. Collective bargaining
in the USA is more decentralized (i.e. agreements are negotiated primarily at the
local level). Unions in Europe, Japan and Canada rely primarily on industry-wide
negotiation.
Bei immer flexibleren Arbeits- und Organisationsstrukturen sind die Mitarbeiter ein strategischer
Erfolgsfaktor für Unternehmen, entsprechend sind ihre Organisationen und Vertretungen ein fes-
ter Bestandteil in vielen Gesellschafts- und Unternehmenskulturen, wie z. B. einer Pressenotiz
des MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) zu entnehmen ist:
... management must accept labour representatives as legitimate and valued
partners in the innovation process.