ILRIC 7710

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ILRIC 7710
Economic Democracy and Employee Voice

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

Employee voice is an important focus of research in a range of fields, spanning Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Studies, and Employment Relations. In this graduate seminar, we will discuss different theoretical and empirical approaches to studying employee voice, with the aim of developing a more integrative understanding of its causes and consequences. Under what conditions are employees more likely to communicate ideas, concerns, or suggestions? What institutional or organizational conditions support expanded employee participation in decision-making – within work groups, workplaces, organizations, and industries?  How are productivity or efficiency gains from expanded employee voice distributed? And under what conditions do they result in improvements in pay and working conditions? We will give particular attention to comparing Organizational Behavior and Employment Relations perspectives. Some sample topics include: organizational justice and voice; the psychology of silencing interest-group representation; harassment and mobbing; the psychology of negotiation; voice, silence, and diversity; high performance work systems; teams and direct participation; national institutions and democracy at work; unions and voice.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILROB 7710

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18036 ILRIC 7710   SEM 101

  •  
    • F Ives Hall 217
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Doellgast, V

      Hammer, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Employee voice is an important focus of research in a range of fields, spanning Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Studies, and Employment Relations. In this graduate seminar, we will discuss different theoretical and empirical approaches to studying employee voice, with the aim of developing a more integrative understanding of its causes and consequences. Under what conditions are employees more likely to communicate ideas, concerns, or suggestions? What institutional or organizational conditions support expanded employee participation in decision-making – within work groups, workplaces, organizations, and industries?¿ How are productivity or efficiency gains from expanded employee voice distributed? And under what conditions do they result in improvements in pay and working conditions? We will give particular attention to comparing Organizational Behavior and Employment Relations perspectives. Some sample topics include: organizational justice and voice; the psychology of silencing interest-group representation; harassment and mobbing; the psychology of negotiation; voice, silence, and diversity; high performance work systems; teams and direct participation; national institutions and democracy at work; unions and voice.¿
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILROB 7710

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20734 ILRIC 7710   SEM 102

  •  
    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Doellgast, V

      Hammer, T

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Employee voice is an important focus of research in a range of fields, spanning Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Studies, and Employment Relations. In this graduate seminar, we will discuss different theoretical and empirical approaches to studying employee voice, with the aim of developing a more integrative understanding of its causes and consequences. Under what conditions are employees more likely to communicate ideas, concerns, or suggestions? What institutional or organizational conditions support expanded employee participation in decision-making – within work groups, workplaces, organizations, and industries?¿ How are productivity or efficiency gains from expanded employee voice distributed? And under what conditions do they result in improvements in pay and working conditions? We will give particular attention to comparing Organizational Behavior and Employment Relations perspectives. Some sample topics include: organizational justice and voice; the psychology of silencing interest-group representation; harassment and mobbing; the psychology of negotiation; voice, silence, and diversity; high performance work systems; teams and direct participation; national institutions and democracy at work; unions and voice.¿