ADAMS, Roy J(oseph)

ADAMS, Roy J(oseph). American/Canadian, b. 1940. Genres: Administration/Management, Business/Trade/Industry, Civil liberties/Human rights, Economics, Ethics, Industrial relations, Organized labor. Career: Chase Manhattan Bank, NYC, industrial relations specialist, 1967-68; McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, assistant professor, 1973-78, head of Human Resources and Labour Relations Area, 1976-78, associate professor, 1978-83, professor of industrial relations, 1984-97, director, Theme School on International Justice and Human Rights, 1996-97, professor emeritus, 1997-. Visiting professor, visiting scholar, and guest lecturer at colleges and universities worldwide. Comparative Industrial Relations Newsletter, editor and publisher, 1990-99; Hamilton Spectator, columnist, 1997-2002; Sphere, columnist, 1998-. Publications: White Collar Union Growth in Britain and Sweden, 1975; Industrial Relations under Liberal Democracy: North America in Comparative Perspective, 1995; (with G. Betcherman and B. Bilson) Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, No Jobs: Tough Choices for Canadian Labour Law, 1995. EDITOR: Comparative Industrial Relations: Contemporary Research and Theory, 1991; (with N.M. Meltz, and contrib.) Industrial Relations Theory: Its Nature, Scope, and Pedagogy, 1993. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to professional journals, popular magazines, and newspapers. Address: Michael G. DeGroote School of Business, DeGroote Bldg, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4M4. Online address: [email protected]