Why Suppose? Let's Find Out: A Public Policy Research Program on Dispute Resolution
This paper argues for a research program examining control over dispute system design and models of mediation to determine how to best structure mediation in court-connected programs.
Judicial Mediation: Techniques, Strategies, and Situational Effects
This paper investigates the mediation techniques and strategies used by judges to facilitate the out-of-court settlement of civil cases, and it discusses the circumstances under which judicial mediation is mostly likely to occur. The first of two studies reveals that judges, when using mediation techniques, employ them in three strategies-logical, aggressive, and paternalistic-and that the logical strategy is most effective. Study 2 unearths another strategy-a client-oriented approach-but it does not corroborate the effectiveness findings of Study 1. A final section speculates about the situational factors that influence judicial intervention.
Global Occupational Health Issues
1. Occupational health problems in developing countries are more widespread and serious because they occur against a background of endemic risk factors for ill health. 2. In general, developing countries have less adequately developed occupational health personnel and programs and less adequately developed and enforced laws and regulations than developed countries. 3. Awareness of the importance of occupational health among workers, management, government officials, and the public is increasing with developing countries. 4. Occupational health professionals in developed countries can contribute in many ways to improving occupational health in developing countries.