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A reflection on unintended consequences of workplace mediation
Author(s) -
Poitras Jean,
Belair Fernand,
Byrne Sean
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
conflict resolution quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1541-1508
pISSN - 1536-5581
DOI - 10.1002/crq.123
Subject(s) - mediation , unintended consequences , reflection (computer programming) , discipline , action (physics) , party directed mediation , social psychology , work (physics) , political science , alternative dispute resolution , sociology , psychology , law , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , programming language
This article conceptualizes the risk of inflated disciplinary action in the workplace, which may be associated with use of mediation as part of a dispute resolution system. It argues that some characteristics of mediation may compound with some features of the work environment to create such a risk.