Effectiveness of Mediation Strategies in Collective Bargaining

Effectiveness of mediation strategies is analyzed in two different types of collective labor conflicts: rights conflicts and conflicts of interests. The sample consists of 106 professional labor mediators who completed a questionnaire about the strategies they used and the outcomes they achieved in their most recent mediation intervention. Results from regression analysis indicate that while the use of substantive and contextual strategies is positively related to effectiveness in both types of conflict, the use of reflexive strategies is negatively related to effectiveness, particularly in rights conflicts.     

SOME ASPECTS OF THE REVISION OF THE SYSTEM OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela was one of the first of the developing countries to adopt the new United Nations System of National Accounts. The article describes the reasons for its adoption, the procedures used, methods and sources, and the administrative problems encountered.