Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations.

Front Cover -- Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Complaining to the Ombudsman: Alternative Dispute Resolution in Brazilian Organizations -- Introduction -- ADR -- Brazilian Industrial Relations System and ADR Usage -- Methodology and Data Collection -- Cases -- IRCO -- Background -- CCPs -- Ombudsman -- FINANCO -- Background -- Workplace Bullying -- CCPs -- Ombudsman -- COSMETICO -- Background -- Ombudsman -- Discussion - Comparative Analysis -- Litigation Levels -- ADR -- CCPs -- Ombudsman -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Appendix Interview Protocols -- HRs Department -- Labor Relations Department -- OO -- Legal Department -- Labor Standards Violations and Employment Arbitration: An Empirical Assessment -- Introduction -- Arbitration: Strategic Advantage or Cost Control Measure? -- The Strategic View -- The Cost Control View -- Research Question -- Sampling Frame -- Data -- Key Independent Variable -- Control Variables -- Model -- Results -- Discussion -- Notes -- References -- Irreconcilable Differences - Union Organizing in the Informal Sector in Ghana -- Introduction -- Overview of Union Organizing -- Methodology -- Empirical Results -- Trade Union Organizing of Informal Workers -- Self-organizing by the Informal Workers -- Problems Faced in Organizing Informal Workers -- Member Disappointments, Diversity, Divergence, and Culture -- Lack of Funding -- Further Discussion of the Results -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2: Protocol -- Interview Guide 1 -- Interview Guide 2 -- Interview Guide 3 -- Interview Guide 4 -- The Effects of Ownership on Labor Standards in China: A Comparison of Foreign Multinationals and Indigenous Firms -- Introduction -- Literature Review of MNCs -- Literature on MNCs in Emerging Markets.

An Overview of Ownership Effects on Labor Standards -- Ownership Effects on Labor Standards in China -- Theoretical Background -- Neo-institutional Theory -- Organizational Imprinting Theory -- Data and Descriptive Analysis -- The Data -- Dependent Variables and Control Variables -- Seemingly Unrelated Regression Models and Results -- Estimation Results -- Robustness Tests -- Discussion and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Appendices -- Appendix A1. Results from the Guangdong Subsample -- Appendix A2. Results from the Machinery and Transport Equipment Manufacturing Industry Subsample -- Appendix A3a. Insurance Welfare Indicators (Part I) -- Appendix A3b. Additional Other Welfare Indicators (Part II) -- Occupational Safety in China's Coal Mining Industry: The Roles of Regulations, Human Resources, and Labor Relations -- Literature Review -- The Safety Evolution in China's Coal Mining Industry: A General Overview -- Theoretical Framework -- Case Studies -- The Effect of Government Regulations -- Recruitment and Selection -- Training and Development -- Workers' Compensation -- Labor Relations -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Theoretical Implications -- Practical Recommendations -- Notes -- References -- Work and Social Protection in the Platform Economy in Europe -- Introduction -- Emerging Research Themes -- The Contested Meaning of Platform Work -- The Claimed Novelty of Platform Work -- How Significant Is Platform Work? -- The Experience of Platform Work -- Labor Market Trends in Europe -- The Experience of Platform Work: Preliminary Findings -- The Motivations for, and Context of, Doing Platform Work -- Job Quality -- Access to Social Protections -- Multivariate Analysis of Platform Work Dependency and Motivations, Job Quality and Social Protections -- Conclusions -- References.

Workforce Training for Older Workers: Toward a Better Understanding of Older Worker Needs after the Great Recession -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Aging Resulted Labor Changes -- Older Workers' Vulnerability -- Older Does Not Mean Less Productive -- Older Workers' Valuable Assets -- Methods to Train Older Workers -- Older Workers' Training Resources -- Research Hypotheses -- Methodology and Data Sources -- Data and Variable Measurements -- Unit of Analysis -- Serial Autocorrelation -- The Multi-level Regression Models -- Dislocated Workers vs Adults -- Older Workers' Workforce Program Participation: Descriptive Statistics -- Older Adults vs Older Dislocated Workers -- Empirical Findings: Regression Model Estimates -- Conclusion -- Main Findings -- Policy Implications -- Implications on Training Methods -- Future Research Directions -- Notes -- References -- Appendix -- New Evidence from the Stock Market on Right-to-work Laws -- Introduction -- Past Research on the Impact of RTW Laws -- Impact on Unionization -- Impact on Employment -- Impact on Earnings -- Connection of Our Research to Prior Studies on the Impact of RTW -- Methodology: The Samples of Firms and the Event Periods -- RTW Timelines in the States Studied -- Oklahoma -- Indiana -- Michigan -- Wisconsin -- The Market's Assessment of These RTW Laws -- Event Study Results and Discussion -- Oklahoma -- Indiana -- Michigan -- Wisconsin -- Final Thoughts -- Notes -- References -- Methodology -- Samples -- Oklahoma (N = 42) -- Indiana (N = 71) -- Michigan (N = 72) -- Wisconsin (N = 65) -- Various Event Windows -- Index.

Volume 25 of Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations(AILR) contains eight new peer-reviewed papers highlighting key aspects of employment relations from a global perspective. Topics discussed include union organizing in an informal economy, workforce training for older workers, and right-to-work law effects on the stock market.

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