The ''Journal of Labor Research'' is a peer-reviewed

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which publishes articles regarding

labor relations Labor relations is a field of study that can have different meanings depending on the context in which it is used. In an international context, it is a subfield of labor history that studies the human relations with regard to work in its broadest ...

in the United States. Its articles cover the nature of work, labor-management relations,

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, flexible employment, labor policy, regulation of

labor unions A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits (su ...

, dispute resolution, and workplace grievance resolution. One issue each year is devoted to emerging topics. The target audience for the journal is academics, students, employers, and

human resources Human resources (HR) is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy. A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command. Similar terms include ...

managers. The ''Journal of Labor Research'' was established in 1979 and is published quarterly by the Olin Institute for Employment Policy and Practice at the Department of Economics of George Mason University and by the Locke Institute.

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Homepage of the John M. Olin Institute for Employment Practice and Policy, Dept. of Economics, George Mason University
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