Ariel C Avgar

Biographic Data

ID388490
NAMEAriel C Avgar
GIVEN NAMESAriel C
FAMILY NAMEAvgar
SIGNATUREAVGAR A C
AFFILIATIONSILR School Cornell University Ithaca New York USA
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS12
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX2

  • A fragmented and heavily privatized dispute resolution system

    Open AccessAmos Avgar, Ariel C Avgar et al.ARTICLEIndustrial Relations Journal2023

    The United States possesses a highly fragmented and decentralized set of mechanisms addressing work‐related conflicts and disputes. There are consequential differences in how workplace conflicts are resolved across the following settings—union and nonunion or collective and individual, public and private sectors, traditional and nonstandard employment models, and public and private forums. An important trend is the growing influence in the nonuni…

  • Changing face of public agencies in workplace conflict resolution

    Open AccessAmos Avgar, Ariel C Avgar et al.ARTICLEIndustrial Relations Journal2023

    This six‐country study includes examination of the institutional context in which public agencies for conflict resolution operate; the internal and external pressures for change in the activities of these agencies, including the shift from collective to individual forms of workplace conflict; the extent to which the changes being introduced are altering the traditional organizational character or culture of these bodies; and the effects of the pa…

  • Rural‐urban differences in family and paid caregiving utilization in the United States

    Open AccessMadeline R Sterling, Crystal W Cené et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Rural Health2022

    PURPOSE: While rates of family caregiving and paid caregiving are increasing, how often they occur together ("shared care") and whether utilization varies geographically are unknown. We examined differences in family and paid caregiving utilization by rurality and region in the United States. METHODS: The 2020 Cornell National Social Survey is an annual cross-sectional telephone-based survey of a random sample of 1,000 US adults. Participants wer…

  • Superbugs versus Outsourced Cleaners

    Open AccessAdam Seth Litwin, Amos Avgar et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…2017Cited by: 2References: 42

    On any given day, about one in 25 hospital patients in the United States has a health care-associated infection (HAI) that the patient contracts as a direct result of his or her treatment. Fortunately, the spread of most HAIs can be halted through proper disinfection of surfaces and equipment. Consequently, cleaners-"environmental services" (EVS) in hospital parlance-must take on the important task of defending hospital patients (as well as staff…

  • Managing and Resolving Workplace Conflict

    Ariel C Avgar, David B Lipsky et al.BOOKManaging and Resolving Workplace…2016

    In recent years many employers in the U.S., Great Britain, Ireland, and elsewhere, often in partnership with their unions, have turned to new approaches to managing and resolving workplace disputes. In the U.S. this movement is often called "alternative dispute resolution" (ADR), an approach that involves the use of mediation, arbitration, and other third-party dispute resolution techniques, rather than litigation, to resolve workplace disputes. …

  • Patient-Centered but Employee Delivered

    Open AccessAmos Avgar, Ariel C Avgar et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…2011Cited by: 10References: 41

    Hospitals are increasingly experimenting with workplace innovations designed to improve the quality of patient care, alleviate financial pressures, and retain staff. The authors examine one such innovation, patient-centered care (PCC), and its effects on clinical and employee outcomes in hospitals in the United Kingdom. Employing PCC entails a shift from an institutional and physician focus to one that emphasizes patients' needs and preferences. …