The effect of unions on productivity: An analysis of the cattle kill floor

Susan McDowell and William Lesser
Additional contact information
Susan McDowell: Former graduate student and Associate Professor with the Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University, Postal: Former graduate student and Associate Professor with the Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University
William Lesser: Former graduate student and Associate Professor with the Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University, Postal: Former graduate student and Associate Professor with the Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University

Agribusiness, 1987, vol. 3, issue 3, 273-280

Abstract: Cattle kill floor operations were analyzed using sample data to determine the impacts of unionism on productivity at the plant level. No significant union effect either negative or positive was found, possibly because of the limited union role in setting wages and the wide variation in personnel practices irrespective of the union status of the plants. Large productivity differences observed among the sample firms require other explanations.

Date: 1987
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:wly:agribz:v:3:y:1987:i:3:p:273-280

DOI: 10.1002/1520-6297(198723)3:3<273::AID-AGR2720030303>3.0.CO;2-V

Access Statistics for this article

Agribusiness is currently edited by Ronald W. Cotterill

More articles in Agribusiness from John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Wiley Content Delivery ().