The Company Union Movement, 1900–1937: A Reexamination
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Business History Review
- Vol. 56 (3) , 335-357
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3114628
Abstract
The fostering of worker confidence in the organization has been a major goal of big business for a century. Professor Nelson, a well-known authority on the history of human resource management, here provides a new look at company unions. His view shows that the characterization of these organizations by liberal and labor critics was not always accurate. Some company unions represented noteworthy contributions to the development of a professional approach to labor relations.Keywords
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