Effects of Collective Bargaining on Conflict Resolution in Organizations (A Study of Juhel Pharmaceutical Company Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria.

Abstract

The study examined the effect of collective bargaining on conflict resolution in organizations ( A Study of Juhel Pharmaceutical Company, Enugu, Enugu State) Sixty (60) questionnaire were distributed to management and staff of Juhel Pharmaceutical Company, descriptive survey approach was adopted and analyzed using regressions, The findings indicated that (i) There was significant and positive relationship between collective bargaining and conflict resolution between management and workers in the Company. (ii) There was significant and positive relationship between sex and conflict resolution in the Company. iii) There was positive and significant relationship between age and conflict resolution in Juhel Pharmaceutical Company. The study thus concluded that collective bargaining was a means of regulating relations between management and employees and for settling disputes between them. The study recommended among others that; Organizations or groups of employees should seek to reconcile their conflicting goals through mutual accommodation thereby reaching a collective agreement that regulates terms and conditions of employment