To Be (Unionized) or Not to Be? A Case for Cost-Raising Strategies
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To Be (Unionized) or Not to Be? A Case for Cost-Raising Strategies
To Be (Unionized) or Not to Be?: A Case for Cost-Raising Strategies
Date Written: December 1996
Abstract
This paper analyses the decision by a firm over whether or not to recognize unions (and therefore enter the bargaining process) in order to gain market power in unionized markets. We show that union power coupled with the nature of the union-firm bargaining process - i.e. scope and structure - are key determinants of a firm's choice to be unionized and to strategically adopt cost-raising strategies.
Keywords: Cost-raising strategies, union-firm bargaining
JEL Classification: J51, L20
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