Background
BOK, Derek was born on March 22, 1930 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of late Curtis Bok and Margaret Plummer (now Mrs. W. S. Kiskadden).
(This 2012 Statutory and Case Supplement updates Cox, Bok,...)
This 2012 Statutory and Case Supplement updates Cox, Bok, Gorman, and Finkin's Labor Law, 15th Edition.
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(Derek Bok examines the complex ethical and social issues ...)
Derek Bok examines the complex ethical and social issues facing modern universities today, and suggests approaches that will allow the academic institution both to serve society and to continue its primary mission of teaching and research.
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( Since World War II, says the author, industrialized nat...)
Since World War II, says the author, industrialized nations have come to depend so heavily on expert knowledge, scientific discovery, and highly trained personnel that universities have become “the central institution in postindustrial society.” “If universities are so important to society and if ours are so superior, one might have thought that America would be flourishing in comparison to other industrialized countries of the world. Yet this is plainly not the case. . . . Our economic position in the world has deteriorated [and] we have climbed to the top, or near the top, of all advanced countries in the percentage of population who live in poverty, commit crimes, become addicted to drugs, have illegitimate children, or are classified as functionally illiterate.” In light of these results, “it is fair to ask whether our universities are doing all they can and should to help America surmount the obstacles that sap our economic strength and blight the lives of millions of our people.” Having posed this question, Derek Bok reviews what science can do to bring about greater productivity, what professional schools can do to improve the effectiveness of corporations, government, and public education, and what all parts of the university are doing to help students acquire higher levels of ethical and social responsibility. He concludes that Universities are contributing much less than the should to help the nation address its most urgent social problems. “A century after the death of Cardinal Newman, many university officials and faculty members continue to feel ambivalent about deliberate efforts to address practical problems of society. And though competition drives university leaders and their faculties to unremitting effort, what competition rewards is chiefly success in fields that command academic prestige rather than success in responding to important social needs.” Bok urges academic leaders, trustees, foundations, and government agencies to work together to help universities realign their priorities “so that they will be ready to make their full contribution when the nation turns its attention again to the broad agenda of reform. . . . Observing our difficulties competing abroad, our millions of people in poverty, our drug-ridden communities, our disintegrating families, our ineffective schools, those who help to shape our universities have reason to ask whether they too have any time to lose.”
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The continuing uproar over top executive pay packages in American companies calls attention to an even larger and more important issue: in general, do we compensate highly educated people in the United States in ways that serve the best interests of the nation? Are some people paid too much and others too little? What effect do differences in earnings have on the career choices of the talented? Do we pay executives and professionals in ways that motivate them to work hard at the right things? In the most revealing study yet undertaken of compensation practices in the fields of business, law, medicine, higher education, teaching, and government, Derek Bok, renowned for his extensive writings on professional ethics, law, and labor relations, argues persuasively that the compensation paid to top executives, lawyers, and doctors cannot be justified, nor is there evidence that huge bonuses and other financial incentives motivate them to do better work. Moreover, Bok asserts, the lucrative rewards of Wall Street, the elite law firms, and the medical specialties act as a magnet to deprive poorly paid but vitally important teaching and public service professions of desperately needed talent. Bok argues that as our economy becomes more complex, the demand for able, highly educated people increases constantly and takes on greater and greater importance. Losing our most talented individuals to the lure of high compensation will affect the very nature of health care, the progress of the economy, the effectiveness of public policy, the pursuit of justice, and the quality of education in America. President Clinton's tax proposals to curb excessive executive pay now before Congress are only a firststep toward reform. Bok concludes that as we enter a new period of national development, we must rethink our deepest values, motivations, and priorities - reflected in our compensation practices - in order to better serve America's long-term interests.
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This is the book that has forever changed the debate on affirmative action in America. The Shape of the River is the most far-reaching and comprehensive study of its kind. It brings a wealth of empirical evidence to bear on how race-sensitive admissions policies actually work and clearly defines the effects they have had on over 45,000 students of different races. Its conclusions mark a turning point in national discussions of affirmative action--anything less than factual evidence will no longer suffice in any serious debate of this vital question. Glenn Loury's new foreword revisits the basic logic behind race-sensitive policies, asserting that since individuals use race to conceptualize themselves, we must be conscious of race as we try to create rules for a just society. Loury underscores the need for confronting opinion with fact so we can better see the distinction between the "morality of color-blindness" and the "morality of racial justice."
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(Winner of the 2001 Grawemeyer Award in Education Winner ...)
Winner of the 2001 Grawemeyer Award in Education Winner of the 1999 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Government and Political Science, Association of American Publishers This is the book that has forever changed the debate on affirmative action in America. The Shape of the River is the most far-reaching and comprehensive study of its kind. It brings a wealth of empirical evidence to bear on how race-sensitive admissions policies actually work and clearly defines the effects they have had on over 45,000 students of different races. Its conclusions mark a turning point in national discussions of affirmative action--anything less than factual evidence will no longer suffice in any serious debate of this vital question. Glenn Loury's new foreword revisits the basic logic behind race-sensitive policies, asserting that since individuals use race to conceptualize themselves, we must be conscious of race as we try to create rules for a just society. Loury underscores the need for confronting opinion with fact so we can better see the distinction between the "morality of color-blindness" and the "morality of racial justice."
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( In the past thirty years, Americans have lost faith in...)
In the past thirty years, Americans have lost faith in their government and the politicians who lead it. They have blamed Washington for a long list of problems, ranging from poor schools to costly medical care to high rates of violent crime. After investigating these complaints and determining that many are justified, Derek Bok seeks to determine the main reasons for the failings and frustrations associated with government. Discounting three common explanations--deteriorating leadership, the effect of the media on the political process, and the influence of interest groups--Bok identifies four weaknesses that particularly need explaining: a persistent tendency by Congress to design programs poorly; to impose expensive and often quixotic regulations that produce only modest results; to do less than other leading democracies to protect working people from illness, unemployment, and other basic hazards of life; and to leave large numbers of people, especially children, living in poverty. Bok goes on to explore the reasons for these fundamental weaknesses and to discuss popular remedies such as term limits, devolution, "reinventing" government, and campaign finance reform. While some of these proposals have merit, Bok finds a deeper, more troubling paradox: Americans want to gain more power over their government, but are devoting less time to exerting a constructive influence. Their dissatisfaction with government is growing as their participation in the political process is declining. These contradictory trends, Bok argues, contribute to the problems of our democracy. Fortunately, there are many concrete steps that Americans can take to be politically engaged and to help their government improve its performance. "Democracy," Bok concludes, "is a collective venture which falters or flourishes depending on the efforts citizens invest in its behalf."
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( Is everything in a university for sale if the price is ...)
Is everything in a university for sale if the price is right? In this book, one of America's leading educators cautions that the answer is all too often "yes." Taking the first comprehensive look at the growing commercialization of our academic institutions, Derek Bok probes the efforts on campus to profit financially not only from athletics but increasingly, from education and research as well. He shows how such ventures are undermining core academic values and what universities can do to limit the damage. Commercialization has many causes, but it could never have grown to its present state had it not been for the recent, rapid growth of money-making opportunities in a more technologically complex, knowledge-based economy. A brave new world has now emerged in which university presidents, enterprising professors, and even administrative staff can all find seductive opportunities to turn specialized knowledge into profit. Bok argues that universities, faced with these temptations, are jeopardizing their fundamental mission in their eagerness to make money by agreeing to more and more compromises with basic academic values. He discusses the dangers posed by increased secrecy in corporate-funded research, for-profit Internet companies funded by venture capitalists, industry-subsidized educational programs for physicians, conflicts of interest in research on human subjects, and other questionable activities. While entrepreneurial universities may occasionally succeed in the short term, reasons Bok, only those institutions that vigorously uphold academic values, even at the cost of a few lucrative ventures, will win public trust and retain the respect of faculty and students. Candid, evenhanded, and eminently readable, Universities in the Marketplace will be widely debated by all those concerned with the future of higher education in America and beyond.
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( Drawing on a large body of empirical evidence, former H...)
Drawing on a large body of empirical evidence, former Harvard President Derek Bok examines how much progress college students actually make toward widely accepted goals of undergraduate education. His conclusions are sobering. Although most students make gains in many important respects, they improve much less than they should in such important areas as writing, critical thinking, quantitative skills, and moral reasoning. Large majorities of college seniors do not feel that they have made substantial progress in speaking a foreign language, acquiring cultural and aesthetic interests, or learning what they need to know to become active and informed citizens. Overall, despite their vastly increased resources, more powerful technology, and hundreds of new courses, colleges cannot be confident that students are learning more than they did fifty years ago. Looking further, Bok finds that many important college courses are left to the least experienced teachers and that most professors continue to teach in ways that have proven to be less effective than other available methods. In reviewing their educational programs, however, faculties typically ignore this evidence. Instead, they spend most of their time discussing what courses to require, although the lasting impact of college will almost certainly depend much more on how the courses are taught. In his final chapter, Bok describes the changes that faculties and academic leaders can make to help students accomplish more. Without ignoring the contributions that America's colleges have made, Bok delivers a powerful critique--one that educators will ignore at their peril.
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( During the past forty years, thousands of studies have ...)
During the past forty years, thousands of studies have been carried out on the subject of happiness. Some have explored the levels of happiness or dissatisfaction associated with typical daily activities, such as working, seeing friends, or doing household chores. Others have tried to determine the extent to which income, family, religion, and other factors are associated with the satisfaction people feel about their lives. The Gallup organization has begun conducting global surveys of happiness, and several countries are considering publishing periodic reports on the growth or decline of happiness among their people. One nation, tiny Bhutan, has actually made "Gross National Happiness" the central aim of its domestic policy. How might happiness research affect government policy in the United States--and beyond? In The Politics of Happiness, former Harvard president Derek Bok examines how governments could use the rapidly growing research data on what makes people happy--in a variety of policy areas to increase well-being and improve the quality of life for all their citizens. Bok first describes the principal findings of happiness researchers. He considers how reliable the results appear to be and whether they deserve to be taken into account in devising government policies. Recognizing both the strengths and weaknesses of happiness research, Bok looks at the policy implications for economic growth, equality, retirement, unemployment, health care, mental health, family programs, education, and government quality, among other subjects. Timely and incisive, The Politics of Happiness sheds new light on what makes people happy and how government policy could foster greater satisfaction for all.
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(The Fourteenth Edition builds on the prior edition's expa...)
The Fourteenth Edition builds on the prior edition's expansion of materials in labor history and industrial relations, while outlining today's regulatory developments against the background of a changing economic situation. Particular attention is paid to the recent significant Court of Appeals decisions. Attention is given to important developments and changing caselaw in the NLRB which is now dominated by appointees of the Bush Administration.
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(There have been a significant number of recent developmen...)
There have been a significant number of recent developments that show our labor law in a period of major transition. All of the matters listed below, and more, will be addressed in the forthcoming 2011 Supplement to Cox, Bok, Gorman & Finkin's Labor Law, 15th edition. The coverage of these up-to-the-moment issues in this 2011 Supplement -- through thoughtful notes and questions -- will assure that the instructor will be aware of the latest developments (through mid-summer 2011) and that student involvement will be at the cutting edge. The important new developments covered in this supplement include: Issuance of NLRB complaint against Boeing Company for allegedly discriminatory decision to open new production line in South Carolina rather than Washington State, and potential remedy of opening new line in Washington. Coercion and discrimination for monitoring of and discipline for employee use of Twitter and other electronic social media to communicate concerning working conditions. Proposed NLRB regulation to simplify and expedite representation-election procedures. Preemption or validity of state law invalidating contracts (including authorization cards) between minors and unions. NLRB invitation to file amicus briefs concerning appropriate bargaining units in non-acute health-care facilities, which has provoked a committee request from the House of Representatives for massive amount of related Board materials. Remedial innovations, including electronic posting of remedial notices.
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(There have been a significant number of recent developmen...)
There have been a significant number of recent developments that show our labor law in a period of major transition. All of the matters listed below, and more, will be addressed in the forthcoming 2011 Supplement to Cox, Bok, Gorman & Finkin's Labor Law, 15th edition. The coverage of these up-to-the-moment issues in this 2011 Supplement -- through thoughtful notes and questions -- will assure that the instructor will be aware of the latest developments (through mid-summer 2011) and that student involvement will be at the cutting edge. The important new developments covered in this supplement include: Issuance of NLRB complaint against Boeing Company for allegedly discriminatory decision to open new production line in South Carolina rather than Washington State, and potential remedy of opening new line in Washington. Coercion and discrimination for monitoring of and discipline for employee use of Twitter and other electronic social media to communicate concerning working conditions. Proposed NLRB regulation to simplify and expedite representation-election procedures. Preemption or validity of state law invalidating contracts (including authorization cards) between minors and unions. NLRB invitation to file amicus briefs concerning appropriate bargaining units in non-acute health-care facilities, which has provoked a committee request from the House of Representatives for massive amount of related Board materials. Remedial innovations, including electronic posting of remedial notices.
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("Since the publication of the casebook in the summer of 2...)
"Since the publication of the casebook in the summer of 2006, there have been a significant number of developments that show our labor law in a period of important transition. Prior to being reduced to its two current members, the NLRB decided a number of cases that modify or abandon preexisting doctrines. Appellate courts (federal and state) have rendered important (and often quite controversial) decisions dealing with a wide range of NLRA issues. The Supreme Court has decided more labor cases than usual, on such matters as preemption; chargeable union expenses under agency-shop provisions; and (most recently and importantly) in 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett the union?s power under a labor contract to require that employees take to arbitration, rather than to court, all statutory non-discrimination claims. Even President Obama has moved quickly to re-shape federal labor law by rescinding several executive orders announced by President Bush and issuing his own, in particular requiring notification by federal contractors of employee rights under the NLRA. All of these matters, and more?including any legislation enacted by the end of June?will be addressed in the forthcoming 2009 Supplement to Cox, Bok, Gorman & Finkin?s Labor Law, utilizing the same techniques used in the casebook: carefully edited full-text versions of the opinions, extended excerpts, and thoughtful notes and questions.
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(This supplement contains the major statutes affecting lab...)
This supplement contains the major statutes affecting labor law and organizes content for easy reference. It begins with the history and evolution of labor relations law, followed by establishment of the collective bargaining relationship and the negotiation of the collective bargaining agreement. Additonal sections include the negotiation of strikes, picketing, and boycotts; administration of the collective bargaining agreement; successorship; labor and antitrust laws; federalism and labor relations, and the individual and the union.
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(Collects and analyzes recent scholarship on labor law and...)
Collects and analyzes recent scholarship on labor law and related disciplines. The book builds on the prior edition’s coverage of labor history and industrial relations. Discusses present-day regulatory developments against the background of a changing economic situation.
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(Shape of the River : Long-Term Consequences of Considerin...)
Shape of the River : Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions by William G. Bowen and Derek Bok. Princeton UP,1998
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Media filters and personal preconceptions can make it hard to get a clear view of present-day Indian America. The reality is that the 500+ Native nations in the United States confront many of the same day-to-day challenges that are faced by other nations and communities--raising children with strong identities, practicing religion, providing economic sustenance, strengthening culture, managing business and governmental affairs, and protecting public health and safety--but they are doing so from foundations built on their distinct histories, cultures, and circumstances. The State of the Native Nations: Conditions under U.S. Policies of Self-Determination chronicles the efforts, obstacles, and accomplishments that are shaping Indian Country under contemporary federal policies and responsive tribal strategies of self-determination. In The State of the Native Nations, the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development brings together scholars and Native leaders to produce the most comprehensive, cohesive interdisciplinary study available on current conditions and trends in Indian Country. Broad in scope and thematically organized, the volume features twenty-three chapters covering issues ranging from tribal governance, land and natural resources, and economic and social development, to arts and culture, the large off-reservation Native population, and federal Indian policy. Fourteen accompanying essays bring to life the personal perspectives of noted national leaders in Native affairs. The result is invaluable insight into the universal challenges of creating resilient, sustained, and self-determined communities. FEATURES: * Balances first-person accounts and field findings with extensive and up-to-date data and facts * Emphasizes the critical issues of Native self-determination and nation-building * Puts contemporary issues in their historical and policy contexts * Integrates case studies that highlight successful examples of the practice of Native nation self-determination
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(Organizes contents for easy reference. It begins with the...)
Organizes contents for easy reference. It begins with the history and evolution of labor relations law, followed by establishment of the collective bargaining relationship and the negotiation of the collective bargaining agreement. Other sections include the negotiation of strikes, picketing, and boycotts; administration of the collective bargaining agreement; successorship; labor and antitrust laws; federalism and labor relations, and the individual and the union.
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BOK, Derek was born on March 22, 1930 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of late Curtis Bok and Margaret Plummer (now Mrs. W. S. Kiskadden).
Bachelor, Stanford University, 1951. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1954. Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1958.
Fulbright scholar, Paris, 1954-1955. Faculty Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1958, professor, since 1961, dean, 1968-1971. President Harvard University, 1971-1991, 300th anniversary research University professor, since 1991, interim president, 2006—2007.
(The continuing uproar over top executive pay packages in ...)
(Winner of the 2001 Grawemeyer Award in Education Winner ...)
( Since World War II, says the author, industrialized nat...)
(Derek Bok examines the complex ethical and social issues ...)
(The Fourteenth Edition builds on the prior edition's expa...)
( Drawing on a large body of empirical evidence, former H...)
("Since the publication of the casebook in the summer of 2...)
( Is everything in a university for sale if the price is ...)
(There have been a significant number of recent developmen...)
(There have been a significant number of recent developmen...)
(Shape of the River : Long-Term Consequences of Considerin...)
(Media filters and personal preconceptions can make it har...)
(This supplement contains the major statutes affecting lab...)
( In the past thirty years, Americans have lost faith in...)
(This 2012 Statutory and Case Supplement updates Cox, Bok,...)
( During the past forty years, thousands of studies have ...)
( This is the book that has forever changed the debate on...)
(Collects and analyzes recent scholarship on labor law and...)
(This is a casebook that covers all the major aspects of l...)
(Organizes contents for easy reference. It begins with the...)
(11th edition)
(Reprint)
Editor: (with Archibald Cox) Cases and Materials on Labor Law, 1962. Author: (with John T. Dunlop) Labor and the American Community, 1970, Beyond the Ivory Tower: Social Responsibilities of the Modern University, 1982, Higher Learning, 1986, Universities and the Future of America, 1990, The Cost of Talent, 1993, (with William G. Bowen) The Shape of the River, 1998, The Trouble with Government, 2001, Universities in the Marketplace, 2003, Our Underachieving Colleges: A Candid Look at How Much Students Learn and Why They Should Be Learning More, 2005, The Politics of Happiness: What Government Can Learn From the New Research on Well-Being, 2010. Contributor: In the Public Interest, 1980, The State of the Nation, 1997.
Board overseers Courts Institute Music, 1997-2002. Chairman board Spencer Foundation, since 2002. Faculty chairman Hauser Center for Non-Profit Organisations, since 2002.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, member National Academy Education, Phi Beta Kappa, American Philosophical Society.
Gardening, tennis, swimming.
Married Sissela Ann Myrdal, May 7, 1955. Children: Hilary Margaret, Victoria, Tomas Jeremy.