Expert Judgment in the Mediation of Collective Bargaining Disputes

Abstract

Negotiations, conflict, and the resolution of both are studied from a variety of behavioral and social science perspectives. Generally, each branch of learning examines these topics using tools developed by and for researchers who share a similar viewpoint. It is infrequent that we find the methodologies that are the common means of inquiry in one field adopted for use in another. The practice of negotiation and mediation is not often studied in “realtime” either, usually reenactments or simulations are evaluated. This project strives to overcome both of these limitations, spanning disciplines and bridging the worlds of theory and practice.