The Knowledge Workers' Strike

1204 words 5 pages
Show More
Brandon Burge
MBA 523
27 March 2010

The Knowledge Workers’ Strike Case Analysis

Any negotiation can be tricky, but especially ones in which differently positioned, opposing sides are trying to decide what is fair. These situations can grow from a single spark into a raging firestorm before either side knows what really happened. In the situation of Detonation and the Software Engineers Guild (SEG), both sides sit anxiously to determine what issue the other side is willing to give on in order to strike a labor deal. The ball is currently in Detonation’s court, and they must decide how they want to progress with the contract negotiations. Detonation has the option to attempt to work collaboratively with SEG and find a mutual …show more content…

Since Tetsui’s team would be the best and brightest of the company, they would be offered generous compensation packages. By removing Tetsui and the best coders from the union, the union would lose a good portion of its power and bargaining position. Also, by securing Tetsui and his team, Tetsui would be satisfied that a strike would not impact his current and future gaming projects. Once Detonation has successfully remove Tetsui from the negotiations, they need to make a firm last chance offer. This last offer needs to be appealing to the SEG since any denial of the offer would surely lead to a strike. The offer will be base on the two major issues that keep the SEG from accepting any previous deals. This offer will be a tiered increase in the pay and benefits with the first year resulting in a 2% increase that would be retroactive to the beginning of the year. Year two would be a 3% increase in pay and benefits with the final contractual year increasing by 5%. In the final year, the SEG would get the greatest increase but would also have to transition from revenue sharing to a profit based sharing model. The second highlight of the offer would be to give the SEG a small foothold in the internet gaming division. SEG’s involvement in the internet gaming division would be a tiered approach as well with the final jurisdiction being based upon the

Related

  • Foxconn's Labor Condition
    2000 words | 8 pages

    Recommedations We are confident that Foxconn may suffer loss due to the strike and we are going to give some recommendations to Foxconn in order to minimize the potential loss that may incur. We suggest Foxconn to increase the basic salary, hire more employees and provide more training to solve the above problems. (A) Increase….

    Show More
  • Case Study British Airways Swipe Card Debacle
    1595 words | 7 pages

    work for the day… which was a unilateral decision by BA to introduce the swipe card, and a lack of adequate consultation with affected staff” (Palmer, Dunford, Akin, 2009, pp. 239 & 240). As a result, the BA staff held a twenty-four hour wildcat strike which caused BA to cancel its services, leaving over 10,000 passengers stranded. The lack of change management is apparent and ways of avoiding a repeat of this situation are addressed. British Airways Swipe Card Debacle Swipe cards. WOW!….

    Show More
  • History: World War I and Bold Experiments
    7626 words | 31 pages

    corporations developed national and even global networks of production, marketing, and finance. Their complex structures opened new career opportunities for middle-class managers, salesmen, and women office workers. Traditional craftsmen, however, found themselves displaced, while factory workers and miners endured harsh conditions, low pay, and cycles of unemployment. Farmers also suffered from falling crop prices, caused by expanding world production. Politics and Law: State Building and Economic….

    Show More
  • Gm Powertrain Case Analysis
    2564 words | 11 pages

    GM Powertrain: Case Study Shannon Mitchell Regis University October 30, 2011 History The General Motors (GM) manufacturing plant located in Fredericksburg, VA was purchased and renovated by GM in 1978. Although this is a small plant comparatively to many of GM’s other plants it is a staple within the small town of Fredericksburg. As a major producer of the Torque Converter Clutch (TCC) for GM’s automatic transmission worldwide the Fredericksburg plant plays a key role in GM’s manufacturing….

    Show More
  • Employee Relationship of British Airways (Ba)
    2341 words | 10 pages

    Employee Relationship of British Airways (BA) • Brief description of organisation British Airways happens to be the ninth largest airline in the world, in terms of the number of passengers it carries. At the international level, it operates to more destinations than any other airline and therefore is considered as an airline possessing the strongest network in the international market. At present, it is operating to 167 different destinations in 87 different countries around the globe (British….

    Show More
  • “Leaders and Followers”
    3438 words | 14 pages

    through education, and furthermore education becomes popular and respected. Emilie says, “The respect arose by the schoolteacher, a respect intensified by the fact that he or she was frequently the only representative of what, in all humanity, I call knowledge. That is why peasants would come to the teacher for advice.” Emilie emphasizes the importance of education in the period and shows that elementary education was for all children. Education bring with it independence: if the person is educated, like….

    Show More
  • Theodore Roosevelt and Meat Inspection Act
    2123 words | 9 pages

    “Square Deal” laws: a. Newlands Reclamation Act(1902) b. Elkins Act(1903) c. Hepburn Act(1908) d. Pure Food and Drug Act(1908) e. Meat Inspection Act(1908) 42. How did Roosevelt break presidential precedent with the Coal Miners Strike of 1902? He involved himself in the….

    Show More
  • Comptencies, Scope of Practice in Disasters Aust.
    3995 words | 16 pages

    where the disaster that they are expected to work within the parameters of law for the particular nation, region or state that they are working. Seda (2002) defines nursing competence as the demonstration and applicable application of a nursing knowledge, skills, and judgement at an above average level. This definition of nursing competence can be used to underpin both the generalist nursing competencies and the disaster nursing competencies by the ICN. Due to the varying complexities and array….

    Show More
  • Scientific Management and Human Relations School of Management
    2195 words | 9 pages

    theory in the production of its products despite the detrimental effects and human concerns. Workers in China are treated like robots as the social and emotional aspect of working in an assembly line is not considered by Apple. This has led to suicides, strikes and potential plans of replacing human labour with actual robots as workers. Whereas Google employs the use of human relations theory that allows workers ample space for their emotional and social needs. Google to this day faces problems of labour….

    Show More
  • Managing Work Life Balance
    2140 words | 9 pages

    The current economic situation has been blamed for causing income loss, extended working hours and intense stress in workplaces all over the world. Due to this today people are being challenged to strike a balance between work life and family life. People are overwhelmed by the demanding careers, demanding families, a slow economy and so on. This has left people with little time for what they need and want to do. Motivation refers to the desire, effort and passion to achieve something (Paul, Hoang….

    Show More

Popular Essays