Mario Bognanno

Mario Bognanno

Professor Emeritus

Department of Work and Organizations

Education

BS 1962
Foreign Service Georgetown Univ.

MA 1965
Economics Univ. of Iowa

PhD 1969
Economics Univ. of Iowa

Expertise

Negotiations

Arbitration

International industrial relations

Labor markets and collective bargaining

Selected Works

"The Evolution of Korea's Industrial Relations System and Change in the WageStrike Relationship," with YoungMyon Lee and M.L. Bognanno, Korean Social Sciences Journal, December 2004

"NAFTAs Labor Side Argument: Withering as an Effective Labor Law Enforcement & MNC Compliance Strategy," with J. Lu, edited by W. Cooke, Multinational Companies and Global Human Resource Strategies, 2003

"The Influence of Wages and Industrial Relations Environments on the Production Location Decisions of US Multinational Corporations," with M. Keane and D.H. Yang, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, January 2005

Contemporary Collective Bargaining

"Trade Liberalization and 'Delocalization': New Evidence from FirmLevel Panel Data," with S. Feinberg, Canadian Review of Economics, October 1998

"Is Arbitration Habit Forming? The Narcotic Effect of Arbitration Use," with F. Champlin and P. Schumann, Labour, 1997

"Institutional Turmoil and Strike Activity in Korea," with J. Budd and Y. Lee, The Journal of Industrial Relations, 1996

Labor Market Institutions and The Future Role of Unions (coedited), Basil Blackwell, 1992

Labor Arbitration in America, (coauthor), Praeger, 1992

The North American Free Trade Agreement: Labor, Industry, and Government Perspectives (coedited), Quorum Books, 1993

Current Activities

Community Relationships

Advisory Council, China Center

Adjunct Professor, HHH Institute of Public Affairs

Arbitration Advisory Council, Bureau of Mediation Services

President, Research & Education Foundation, National Academy of Arbitrators

Current Research

Governing the Global Workplace (Symposium and Book)

Discharge & Discipline in the Workplace (Book)

Honors and Awards

Outstanding Achievement Award, IRC Alumni Society, 1987

President''s Award for Outstanding Service, Office of the President, Univ. of Minnesota, 1997

Distinguished Teaching Award, 1979, 1989

TCPA Award for Excellence in HRM, 1989

Scholarly Service

Plaque of Appreciation, Industrial Relations Center & Alumni Association, 2005

Certificate of Appreciation, Board of Regents, Univ. of Minnesota, 1993

Board of Governors, National Academy of Arbitrators, 19861989

President, Education & Research Foundation, National Academy of Arbitrators, 2004