TY  - CHAP
AB  - This chapter presents an institutional analysis of two organizations established by union members to give labor a voice in regional economic development in western New York (WNY), one that emerged in the 1970s another created in the 1990s. Employing the institutionalist comparative case method, the analysis highlights the organizations' similarities and differences. Then, drawing attention to key “limiting” factors, a theory is outlined, offering three scenarios for future labor involvement in WNY economic development. Central to those scenarios is the finding that labor needs not only a voice but also a suitable message.
VL  - 18
SN  - 978-0-85724-907-4, 978-0-85724-908-1/0742-6186
DO  - 10.1108/S0742-6186(2011)0000018009
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S0742-6186(2011)0000018009
AU  - Whalen Charles J.
ED  - David Lewin
ED  - Bruce E. Kaufman
ED  - Paul J. Gollan
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Union Engagement in Western New York Economic Development: An Institutional Analysis
T2  - Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations
T3  - Advances in Industrial & Labor Relations
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 177
EP  - 213
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -