Is Labor-Management Cooperation Possible in the Public Sector Without a Change in Law?

Ball, Carolyn

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“…Publication of such information is more likely to reduce union opposition and garner citizen support for contracting out. Indeed, many unions and managers have embraced win-win or interest-based bargaining in which both sides openly share the same information, creating input transparency and operational transparency (Ball 1996). Lewis and Stiles (2004) counter that when transparency is the priority in decision-making, it leaves no room for cross-subsidies and leads to shortsighted managerial decisions.…”

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What Is Transparency?

2009

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This article examines the evolving defi nition of transparency from a postmodernist approach. It traces the meaning of transparency from its use by nongovernmental and supranational organizations to its use in the international relations, nonprofi t, public policy, and administration literature. It fi nds that the defi nition of transparency reveals three metaphors: transparency as a public value embraced by society to counter corruption, transparency synonymous with open decision-making by governments and nonprofi ts, and transparency as a complex tool of good governance in programs, policies, organizations, and nations. In the fi rst metaphor, transparency is subtly intertwined with accountability. In the second, as transparency encourages openness, it increases concerns for secrecy and privacy. In the third, policymakers create transparency alongside accountability, effi ciency, and effectiveness. The analysis concludes that these meanings affect the way organization members conduct and will conduct their day-to-day activities and how policies are and will be created. Transparency is becoming an unoffi cial mandate by the public and is often a legal mandate.

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Section: Fall 2009mentioning

confidence: 99%