DETERMINANTS OF MANAGEMENTS ORGANIZATIONAL-STRUCTURE IN THE PUBLIC-SECTOR

A model is developed to identify factors that are important in determi ning whether a municipality employs a labor relations specialist as ch ief negotiator and, if not, whether a municipality has a labor relatio ns specialist on its collective bargaining team. Results indicate that municipal organizational structure for collective bargaining is influ enced by the economic and legal environments within which collective b argaining occurs, the complexity of municipal collective bargaining, a nd various other demographic characteristics of the municipality.