Benjamin Leo March 7, 2014 Labor Relations Final Identify two (2) different steps a company should take to prepare for its first round of bargaining with the union (pre-negotiation activities). Explain why each of the steps you have identified is critical to achieving an initial successful collective bargaining agreement with the union. Whenever you bring people together, then put certain individuals in charge of others there is going to be conflict. In the labor relations world
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C. Perez MGT/445 February 20, 2012 Dr. Anne Hallcom Case Study Analysis Part A: “Power Play for Howard” In the case study of “Power Play for Howard,” Juwan Howard, a free agent basketball player is looking to begin negotiations to obtain at least a $100 million dollar contract for his services. As a Washington Bullets team current player, his manager extends an invitation to this team first. He receives an offer from their organization; it is far below what he is looking
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Contract Negotiations Case Study From peace negotiations between countries to professional sports contract negotiations, these meetings of parties occur daily in every society and result in both positive and negative outcomes. Negotiations occur on both high and low levels and are necessary to reach agreements for limited resources, work together to create something otherwise impossible, or resolve problems between parties (Lewicki, Saunders, & Barry, 2006). In the National Basketball Association
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Rutgers The State University of New Jersey And Union of Rutgers Administrators American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO he following questions are based on the labor agreement between Rutgers University and the Union of Union of Rutgers Administrators American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. Rutgers University is considered to be the eighth oldest university in the United States. Rutgers, formally known as Queen’s College, prior to 1924, was an all-male school until 1918, when women were
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Negotiation Challenges and Objective Paper The negotiation challenge I currently faced was my contract renewal last month. I am the youngest pharmacist in the hospital I am working in and I enjoy working there as I have a very good relationship with my colleagues and my boss, who was the obstetrician who helped deliver me to this world. Moreover, I live very close to the hospital, just one street away from it, so it would be ideal for me to continue my career at this hospital. Things were all good
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to his ability. Your payroll budget has recently been reduced significantly as a result of a declining client base and your manager has the final authority in establishing salaries for the new hires but generally is responsive to what his supervisor’s propose to a job candidate. In addition, the HR Director has published salary ranges for new hires that are to be adhered to, unless there are extenuating circumstances such as the candidate having special expertise, the ability to bring in additional
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best for the group, since all three band members had different expectations of a salary increase the group decided each band member will speak with agent and be present. When negotiating salary as a group; the agent and band members must be on the same accord, and be ready to put everything on the table for a successful negotiation. The agent and band member working together as a team to ensure a successful negotiation is known as a collaborative strategy. “Collaborative strategy is represented by
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even becoming a professional athlete such as Michael Jordan and Juwan Howard. In the 1990’s, most kids wanted to be like “Mike”. Michael Jordan’s name was a household name, and a major brand for marketing worldwide for Nike. Most NBA players’ career salaries would not even come close to Michael Jordan’s endorsement income from the late 80’s through the 90’s. In our opinion, Michael Jordan was clearly underpaid when he played basketball. It wasn’t until later in his career that he signed the biggest NBA
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Communication and Personality in Negotiations One of the more difficult negotiations that most people will experience in their lifetime is the negotiation process that begins when a job offer is made, and the initial disclosure of salary and benefits by the company occurs. The ensuing negotiation process is typically one that has numerous rapid back and forth communications between the company representative and the perspective employee. The method in which the perspective employee communicates
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by millions of fans around the world and their popularity has recently exploded because of their recent Grammy-award winning CD release, “Crazy Minds Think Alike”. The band is made up of three individuals who would like to negotiate an increase in salary due to the recent success of the band. Lacking the business skills to negotiate a new contract with their record label, R-n-R Records, the band has turned to Agent-Town to help with this process. Agent-Town has presented some suggestions to The
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