Abstract
Unions are a perennial topic of controversy in American society. This article examines the attention that labor-management relations receive in introductory public administration textbooks. These publications define the focus of the field, its paradigm, and its essential elements; they also likely affect how the subject is presented in the classroom. Given the interest in labor-management relations and their place in the administrative state, how is the topic portrayed in beginning texts? This investigation provides an overview of contemporary union activity and a description of the methodology used, followed by the study findings. While all books reviewed give some attention to employer-employee relations, the context and content of the coverage is, at best, modest. The analysis briefly compares public and business administration texts in each subsection of the findings, and generally reveals small differences between them. The conclusion discusses the implications of the data.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 449-466 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Public Affairs Education |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2015 |
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Keywords
- business administration textbooks
- labor-management relations
- public administration textbooks
- Public sector unions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Public Administration
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Labor-Management Relations in Public (and Business) Administration : A Textbook Case? / Bowman, James S.; West, Jonathan.
In: Journal of Public Affairs Education, Vol. 21, No. 3, 01.09.2015, p. 449-466.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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