This article was previously published by CFIER. In the course of responding to inquiries about the use of an interest-based...
By Steve BarberReprinted with permission from ADR Currents, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Sept. -Nov. 2000), a publication of the American Arbitration Association.Violations...
By Bruce E. MeyersonConflict is an inevitable fact of any organizations life. Organizations that accept this truism, do so for many different reasons,...
By John Ford"This article originally appeared in Track Two (Vol. 7 No. 2 August 1998) , a quarterly publication of the Centre...
By Peter WoodrowThis article is courtesy of HR.com, a website committed to making the lives of HR professionals and business managers easier....
By Bob DelaneyThis article is courtesy of HR.com, a website committed to making the lives of HR professionals and business managers easier....
By Bob DelaneyKaren likes to spend a half-hour each week privately with each of her employees to sound out their concerns about...
By Daniel DanaIn October 1998, President Clinton signed the Dispute Resolution Act of 1998 mandating all federal courts to develop an ADR...
By Sara AdlerThe California Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision written by Justice Mosk, has gone a long way towards defining the...
By Edward F. Sherman(NEDRA) (Introduced in the House) HR 4593 IH 106th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4593 To amend title VII of...
By Managing EditorReprinted with permission from ADR Report, Volume 3, Number 2, pages 5-8. Copyright 1999 by Pike and Fischer, Inc. Although...
By Judith CohenCurrently, there are more rules, regulations, and laws dealing with sexual discrimination, and particularly sexual harassment, than any other substantive...
By Tim HicksWith the growing recognition that mediation is an important element in an effective conflict management system, many corporations are training...
By Tim HicksIntroduction A number of recent initiatives by Congress and the Government have encouraged the use of alternative methods of workplace...
By John FordProduct and process. These are the two areas of focus for any successful business. As a business owner or manager,...
By Tim HicksPut two people together in the workplace (or anywhere else!) and there will be conflicts. So it goes with people!...
By Tim HicksReview by: Jane Becker Garzilli Published by: Jossey-Bass 1999, 223 pages. Order at Amazon.comJohn Dunlop and Arnold Zack, respected authorities...
By Jane B. GarzilliWhy do so many custom construction projects end up in fights? This trio of articles is aimed at the main...
By Ron Kelly - Arbitrator, Mediator, TrainerEmployee attitudes and characteristics In a 1990 survey: 62% of respondents indicated that they would be more willing to take...
By John FordREPRINTED WITH PERMISSION. Reprinted from Dispute Resolution Journal, February 1998. Published by the American Arbitration Association, 335 Madison Avenue, New...
By Judith Cohen, Samuel H DeShazerOverview Today's workplace abounds with a tremendous variety of people, all with different viewpoints. No two employees have identical perspectives...
By Elisabeth Seaman, Jack HamiltonMuch time in nonprofits is spent in conflict and dealing with the consequences of conflict because organizations today are constantly...
By Elisabeth SeamanOver the last few years Geoff Ball and I (Jerry Talley) have come across a few samples of what we...
By Geoff Ball, Jerry L TalleyMostly, working groups are not like cars! But there are some analogies: Both are made up of interdependent parts. The...
By Tim HicksThe workplace continues to grow as a consumer of conflict management and dispute resolution services. A number of intiatives confirm...
By John FordWhile dispute resolution skills and systems have been a hot topic of discussion in the Canadian legal community for the...
By Gary T. FurlongApril 21, 1998 Dear Colleague: The Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR) has embarked in a major initiative to...
By Managing EditorFull PDF Version August 12, 1997 The Honorable John L. Mica Chairman, Subcommittee on Civil Service Committee on Government Reform...
By United States General Accounting Office GAOSec. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the “Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996.” Sec. 2. Findings...
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