Managing With or Without Unions: A Matter of the Frame of Reference
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It is possible to manage with or without unions depending on the frame of reference that management embraces. However, there are advantages and disadvantages to whichever frame of reference a management chooses. Managing without unions is like a government without opposition. It is unitary; it is autocratic in its worst, paternalistic at its best. Managing with unions is pluralistic and requires a process of accommodating various stakeholders.
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