Innovating to compete, by Richard E. Walton, San Francisco, CA: Jossey‐Bass, Inc., 1987, 361 pp. $25.95

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Human Resource ManagementVolume 27, Issue 3 p. 341-344 Book Review Innovating to compete, by Richard E. Walton, San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 1987, 361 pp. $25.95 Thomas A. Kochan, Thomas A. Kochan Thomas A. Kochan is a professor of industrial relations and head of the Behavioral and Policy Sciences Area at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 1973 to 1980 he was on the faculty of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cbmell University. He also served one year as a consultant to the Secretary of Labor in the Department of Labor's Office of Policy Evaluation and Research. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Relations from the University of Wisconsin in 1973. Since then he has served as a third-party mediator, factfinder, and arbitrator and as a consultant to a variety of labor-management committees and groups. He has done research on a variety of topics related to collective bargaining in the public and private sector. His recent books include: Worker Participation and American Unions: Threat or Opportunity, 1984; Challenges and Choices for American Labor, 1984; Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, 1985; and The Transformation of American Industrial Relations, 1986.Search for more papers by this author Thomas A. Kochan, Thomas A. Kochan Thomas A. Kochan is a professor of industrial relations and head of the Behavioral and Policy Sciences Area at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 1973 to 1980 he was on the faculty of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cbmell University. He also served one year as a consultant to the Secretary of Labor in the Department of Labor's Office of Policy Evaluation and Research. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Relations from the University of Wisconsin in 1973. Since then he has served as a third-party mediator, factfinder, and arbitrator and as a consultant to a variety of labor-management committees and groups. He has done research on a variety of topics related to collective bargaining in the public and private sector. His recent books include: Worker Participation and American Unions: Threat or Opportunity, 1984; Challenges and Choices for American Labor, 1984; Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, 1985; and The Transformation of American Industrial Relations, 1986.Search for more papers by this author First published: Autumn (Fall) 1988 https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.3930270306 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume27, Issue3Autumn (Fall) 1988Pages 341-344 RelatedInformation