Thomas Kochan
· George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management, EmeritusVerifiedMassachusetts Institute of Technology · Work and Organization Studies
Active 1971–2024
Research topics
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Engineering
- Public relations
- Law
Selected publications
An Overview of US Workers’ Current Organizing Efforts and Collective Actions
Work and Occupations · 2023 · 27 citations
1st authorCorresponding- Political Science
- Sociology
- Public relations
American workers are currently engaged in an upsurge in collective actions aimed at achieving a stronger voice and representation at work; this desire for increased voice at work is also evident in survey data. However, union organizing drives in the United States typically meet with strong employer resistance, and such resistance reduces the likelihood that the organizing effort will be successful. In addition to unions, a broad array of other efforts has been initiated to strengthen worker voice and representation. The authors discuss these efforts, including worker centers, and observe that there is no “one size fits all” approach to contemporary worker organizing.
Frequent coauthors
- 81 shared
Harry C. Katz
- 60 shared
Robert B. McKersie
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 30 shared
Andrew von Nordenflycht
Simon Fraser University
- 30 shared
Jody Hoffer Gittell
Brandeis University
- 27 shared
Alexander J. S. Colvin
Cornell University
- 25 shared
Edwin A. Locke
Optech (Canada)
- 24 shared
Greg J. Bamber
- 24 shared
Adrienne E. Eaton
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