Doctoral Colloquium: Mapping the Organisational Field of Workplace Mediation in Ireland

Workplace mediation is a specific process in the conflict management system of organizations. The international literature acknowledges a lack of empirical research in this area with much of the empirical work to date being... [ view full abstract ]

Workplace mediation is a specific process in the conflict management system of organizations. The international literature acknowledges a lack of empirical research in this area with much of the empirical work to date being focused on workplace mediation provision rather than seeking to understand convergences and divergences across the totality of practice. The use of workplace mediation in Ireland has been encouraged in recent years and the objective of this research is to establish empirically the nature of workplace mediation in Ireland to build on the international academic conversation. Given the core concerns of the literature and the lack of empirical data in Ireland, The research questions seek to understand the antecedents, processes and outcomes of workplace mediation from the literature and from the perspective of workplace mediators in Ireland. The research methods include focus groups and interviews, as well as data collected through a 106 question survey instrument.

Workplace mediation, mediators, institutional theory [ view full abstract ]

Workplace mediation, mediators, institutional theory