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The language of integrative collective bargaining

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  • Jean-Etienne Joullié

    (Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait; Université Laval, Québec city, Canada)

  • Robert Spillane

    (Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia)

Abstract

Although collective bargaining is essentially a communication process, the role of language (as distinguished from discourse) in bargaining exchanges has received little attention from industrial relations scholars. Building on the work of Karl Popper, this article proposes a decomposition of language into functions and values and analyses their relevance when parties to a collective bargaining encounter engage in an integrative process. The proposed framework provides labour negotiators seeking integrative outcomes with linguistic guidelines and scholars with a tool to analyse bargaining exchanges. JEL Code: J52

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  • Jean-Etienne Joullié & Robert Spillane, 2021. "The language of integrative collective bargaining," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 32(3), pages 472-488, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecolab:v:32:y:2021:i:3:p:472-488
    DOI: 10.1177/1035304620981966
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    • J52 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation

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