Assignment:
Case Study - The Use of Interest-Based Problem Solving Method
Using the Interest-Based, Problem-Solving worksheet of Police Labor-Management Relations (Vol. II)Preview the document, analyze one of three case studies located in Chapte Review the selected case study from the standpoint of police management, and write a report to the City Council outlining the identified interests, possible options, and the reasoning to support one option over another. Ensure that you fully disclose the options and impacts to the City and labor union.
The paper must be two to three pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page.
APPLYING THE INTEREST-BASED, PROBLEM-SOLVING METHOD
Introduction
Groups learn the interest-based, problem-solving method best by applying it. In this chapter we present three hypothetical cases to which an interest-based method could be applied. We provide a worksheet that groups can use to work through each case. The worksheet can also be used when applying the method tissues and problems that surface within their own departments.
Accompanying each case is commentary that the facilitators can use when reviewing the work of the union-management groups who are learning to apply the method? The commentary should not be construed as the only answer or solution to the case, but as an example of what kinds of ideas might result when the method is applied. The facilitators may ask their union-management groups to work through the cases and compare their notes with those provided.