IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/wly/agribz/v3y1987i3p273-280.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

The effect of unions on productivity: An analysis of the cattle kill floor

Author

Listed:
  • Susan McDowell

    (Former graduate student and Associate Professor with the Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University)

  • William Lesser

    (Former graduate student and Associate Professor with the Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University)

Abstract

Cattle kill floor operations were analyzed using sample data to determine the impacts of unionism on productivity at the plant level. No significant union effect either negative or positive was found, possibly because of the limited union role in setting wages and the wide variation in personnel practices irrespective of the union status of the plants. Large productivity differences observed among the sample firms require other explanations.

Suggested Citation

  • Susan McDowell & William Lesser, 1987. "The effect of unions on productivity: An analysis of the cattle kill floor," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 3(3), pages 273-280.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:agribz:v:3:y:1987:i:3:p:273-280
    DOI: 10.1002/1520-6297(198723)3:3<273::AID-AGR2720030303>3.0.CO;2-V
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    To our knowledge, this item is not available for download. To find whether it is available, there are three options:
    1. Check below whether another version of this item is available online.
    2. Check on the provider's web page whether it is in fact available.
    3. Perform a search for a similarly titled item that would be available.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Polopolus, Leo, 1982. "Agricultural Economics Beyond The Farm Gate," 1982 Annual Meeting, August 1-4, Logan, Utah 279436, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    2. Russell L. Gum & Samuel H. Logan, 1965. "Labor Productivity in Beef Slaughter Plants," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 47(5), pages 1457-1461.
    3. Hammons, Donald R., 1976. "Cattle Kill-Floor Efficiency," Marketing Research Reports 312424, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
    4. Leo Polopolus, 1982. "Agricultural Economics Beyond the Farm Gate," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 64(5), pages 803-810, December.
    5. Leo Polopolus, 1982. "Agricultural Economics Beyond the Farm Gate," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 64(5), pages 803-810.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Emerson M. Babb, 1986. "Production and operations management," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 2(4), pages 421-429.
    2. M. Fehr & D.C. Romão, 2001. "Measurement of Fruit and Vegetable Losses in Brazil: A Case Study," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 3(3), pages 253-263, September.
    3. Capps, Oral, Jr., 1992. "The Food Distribution Industry: Untapped Clientele For Agricultural Economists," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 24(1), pages 1-10, July.
    4. Lee, David R., 1987. "Labor Market Dynamics in the U.S. Food Sector," Working Papers 115799, Regional Research Project NE-165 Private Strategies, Public Policies, and Food System Performance.
    5. Cook, Michael L., 1992. "Agribusiness In A Global Economy: Challenges For An Evolving Profession," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 24(1), pages 1-6, July.
    6. Christy, Ralph D. & Connor, John M., 1989. "Economic Forces Influencing Value-Added Food Industries: Implications for Southern Agriculture," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 21(1), pages 13-22, July.
    7. R. E. Westgren & S. T. Sonka & K. K. Litzenberg, 1988. "Strategic issue identification among agribusiness firms," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 4(1), pages 25-37.
    8. Litzenberg, Kerry K., 1992. "Agribusiness And The Agricultural Economics Profession: Research Agendas In Agribusiness," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 24(1), pages 1-5, July.
    9. Kerry K. Litzenberg & Vernon E. Schneider, 1986. "A review of past agribusiness management research," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 2(4), pages 397-408.
    10. Leo C. Polopolus, 1986. "Labor productivity and agribusiness," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 2(3), pages 269-277.
    11. Blank, Steven C., 1985. "A Decade Of Change In Agricultural Economics Programs, 1975-1984," Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 10(2), pages 1-7, December.
    12. Lesser, William H., 1988. "Labor Issues In Food Distribution: A Synopsis Of Secondary Information," Journal of Food Distribution Research, Food Distribution Research Society, vol. 19(1), pages 1-2, February.
    13. Steven T. Sonka, 1989. "Future priorities in agribusiness education: A US perspective," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 5(3), pages 269-279.
    14. Robbins, Lynn W., 1988. "A Positive Role For Graduate Agribusiness Programs In Agricultural Economics," Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 13(1), pages 1-7, July.
    15. Riley, Harold & Allen, Kris & Jackson, Mark, 1984. "An Assessment of the Economic Feasibility of New Investments in Beef Slaughtering and Processing Facilities in Michigan," Agricultural Economic Report Series 201334, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    16. Phillips, Michael J., 1983. "Public Vs. Private Research In The Food Industry For The 1980'S: Public Research View," Journal of Food Distribution Research, Food Distribution Research Society, vol. 14(1), pages 1-12, February.
    17. French, Ben C., 1977. "PART II. The Analysis of Productive Efficiency in Agricultural Marketing: Models, Methods, and Progress," AAEA Monographs, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 337214, january.
    18. Slack-Smith, Andrew & Griffith, Garry R. & Thompson, John M., 2009. "The cost of non-compliance to beef market specifications," Australasian Agribusiness Review, University of Melbourne, Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, vol. 17, pages 1-13.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:wly:agribz:v:3:y:1987:i:3:p:273-280. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Wiley Content Delivery (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1520-6297 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.