Effect of collective bargaining on conflict resolution at Nigerian Bottling Company, Asejire Plant, Ibadan, Nigeria
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2019-06-01
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Sahel Analyst: Journal of Management Sciences
Abstract
Collective bargaining is an effective machinery adopted by any organization that craves for industrial peace and harmony in resolving its conflict as dispute is part of human life. This study examines the effect of collective bargaining on conflict resolution using Nigerian Bottling Company, Asejire Plant, Ibadan as the case study. Simple random sampling technique was adopted for the study with the use of structured questionnaire to elicit information from the respondents. The descriptive statistics used comprised simple percentages, mean and ranking while inferential statistics utilized was a linear regression via Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings of the study established that collective bargaining has significant effect on industrial harmony in the Nigerian Bottling Company, F (559.7, p < 0.05). The results of the study also identified outrageous population of employees ( x =2.31, SD=0.91), role of government in industrial relations ( x =2.19, SD=1.00), and inducement of labour unions’ leaders by management in the organization ( x =2.18, SD=0.81) as main factors that influence collective bargaining in an attempt to resolve conflict in the Nigerian Bottling Company. The study concludes that management – employees’ joint negotiation or consultation and not confrontation on matters of concern are necessities for timely and effective conflict resolution in the organization as these guarantee needed industrial peace and harmony for business success. The study therefore recommended that Management of Nigerian Bottling Company should regard collective bargaining as the appropriate apparatus for resolving industrial conflicts so as to ensure industrial harmony and enhanced employees’ productivity.
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Sahel Analyst: Journal of Management Sciences is a Publication of the Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Maiduguri.
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Collective bargaining, Conflict resolution, Employers’ associations, Industrial harmony, Trade union.
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Dunmade, E.O., Aliyu, M.O. & Aderibigbe, A.O. (2019). Effect of collective bargaining on conflict resolution at Nigerian Bottling Company, Asejire Plant, Ibadan, Nigeria. A Publication of the Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Maiduguri. Sahel Analyst: Journal of Management Sciences, 17(1), 1-13.