International Journal of Conflict Management: Volume 5 Issue 2

CONSTRUCTIVE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT FOR THE WORLD TODAY

Morton Deutsch

This paper is concerned with the difficult question of what our field can contribute to preventing and resolving the sorts of destructive conflicts which are so prevalent in our…

AN ANALYSIS OF ABSENTEEISM ARBITRATION CASES: FACTORS USED BY ARBITRATORS IN MAKING DECISIONS

Joan M. Clay, Elvis C. Stephens

The purpose of this study was to determine if arbitrators use all seven of Dougherty's tests of just cause in cases involving discharge for excessive absenteeism. One hundred and…

STRATEGIC CHOICE IN EVERYDAY DISPUTES

Mark E. Keating, Dean G. Pruitt, Rachael A. Eberle, Joseph M. Mikolic

A variety of strategies were identified in interview‐based chronologies of ordinary interpersonal conflicts. Verbal confrontation with the adversary was the most common strategy…

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AS MEDIATORS IN PUBLIC POLICY CONFLICTS

Jill M. Purdy, Barbara Gray

This study evaluates an attempt to develop a mediation program within a state environmental agency. A number of concerns arose during the agency's efforts to use mediation…

IS EXCHANGEABLE ARBITRATOR BEHAVIOR NECESSARILY DELIBERATE?

Daniel R. Marburger

Interest arbitration is a collective bargaining procedure in which an independent arbitrator determines the terms of a binding contract. Because the union and employer each has…