The effects of centralized or decentralized bargaining processes in the management of industrial actions in the South African mining industry

dc.contributor.advisorWocke, Albert
dc.contributor.emailichelp@gibs.co.zaen_ZA
dc.contributor.postgraduateBuckham, Trevor
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-22T09:23:04Z
dc.date.available2015-04-22T09:23:04Z
dc.date.created2015-03-24
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionDissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2014.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractFrequent and prolonged labour strike actions in the South African mining industry are widely acknowledged. These strikes continue to negatively impact on the socio-economic factors in the South African society and particularly the businesses. Studies have been conducted on the bargaining processes to ascertain proper engagement process to follow during conflict resolutions. However, the shortfall in these studies has been identification of appropriate models that reduces or totally eliminate the re-occurrence of frequent labour strikes. Understanding how the bargaining process, prior and during the bargaining process, can curb these labour strikes is therefore critical. Data from different bargaining experts were collated and analysed through a Delphi research tool. Results indicated that several steps need to be taken into accountant before and during the bargaining process. Such steps include continuous communication between stakeholders and the bargaining process’s leadership. While labour strikes are as a result of impasses, which inform strike actions, encountered during negotiations, results show that before impasses are encountered it is imperative to manage the bargaining processes prior the formal engagements. It was also established that the choice of the bargaining process i.e. choosing between centralization of decentralization of the bargaining process may not necessarily curb the frequency of strikes.en_ZA
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dc.description.departmentGordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)en
dc.description.librarianzkgibs2015en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBuckham, T. (2014). The effects of centralized or decentralized bargaining processes in the management of industrial actions in the South African mining industry (MBA mini-dissertation).Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/1818en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/44461
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subjectMineral industries -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectCollective bargainingen_ZA
dc.subjectQualitative researchen_ZA
dc.titleThe effects of centralized or decentralized bargaining processes in the management of industrial actions in the South African mining industryen_ZA
dc.typeMini Dissertationen_ZA

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