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Assessment Of The Efficacy Of Collective Bargaining As A Pathway To Conflict Management In Nigeria’s Public Sector Organizations
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CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
Contemporary work organizations, whether in the public
or private sector of any nation’s economy are predominantly made up of
plurality of interest groups with diverse goals and aspirations. These
different goals and interests are in perpetual conflict with each other
(Ekwoba, Ideh and Ojikutu, 2015). As such, the possibility of
elimination of conflict in work – relations seems remote but the spectre
can be recognized and managed for the overriding benefits of all
stakeholders in organizations. For this reason, collective bargaining
has emerged overtime as an accommodative device for regulating and
dealing with relational problems between labour and management in the
work – situation. The mechanism has served as an effective conflict
deterrent, resulting in avoidance of bitter industrial actions and
ensuring the promotion of lasting industrial peace and harmony in
work-establishments.
According to Bendix (2011), collective
bargaining is a rational process in which appeals to fact and logic
reconcile conflicting interests in the light of common interest of both
parties. Within this context, the approach is seen as an essential tool
of institutionalizing and containing
conflicts in the workplace. In
dynamic establishments, where collective bargaining is done effectively
and in good faith, the outcome is often an amicable resolution of joint
problems resulting into collective agreement by labour and management.
This implies that effective collective bargaining establishes the set
rules between parties during the life – time of a collective agreement
and also gives the method of settling grievances that will occur from to
time to time (Appah and Emeh, 2012).
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study evaluated the efficacy of collective bargaining as a pathway to conflict management in Nigerias’ public sector organizations. A sample of 1425 respondents drawn through stratified random sampling technique from six (6) purposively selected public establishments with chequered history of conflict in work-relations in the federal capital city, Abuja, participated in the study. Data were obtained through the use of questionnaire which has a modified 5-point rating scale with a rel ... Continue reading---
