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Perspectives On Privatization And Plant-Level Industrial Relations: Great Britain In The 1980s, Germany In The 1990s, Andrew J. Ritten
Perspectives On Privatization And Plant-Level Industrial Relations: Great Britain In The 1980s, Germany In The 1990s, Andrew J. Ritten
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
This Comment will analyze the changing situation in Germany and offer analogies based on a historical precedent. Though the degree of change was much less revolutionary, Great Britain in the 1980s experienced a period of industrial privatization similar to that which is presently occurring in Germany. The purpose of this Comment is to examine the effects of British privatization on plant-level labor representation and industrial relations and to show how this experience may provide insight into what is likely to happen in Germany during its period of privatization.
"Now That I Ate The Sushi, Do We Have A Deal?"—The Lawyer As Negotiator In Japanese-U.S. Business Transactions, Robert J. Walters
"Now That I Ate The Sushi, Do We Have A Deal?"—The Lawyer As Negotiator In Japanese-U.S. Business Transactions, Robert J. Walters
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
This article focuses on the role a lawyer may have in a transaction involving a Japanese client or party. It will encourage the attorney at early stages to look beyond the legal tasks to the underlying reasons for the transaction. In other words, it encourages the attorney to ask questions and obtain information that ordinarily may not be considered critical to the purely legal aspects of the transaction. The nihonjin generally will place greater emphasis on the development of the relationship. Thus, laying the groundwork and devoting sufficient attention to the "typical" or "expected" stages of a business negotiation will …