ABSTRACT
Some research suggests that, by equalizing power, many difficulties of workplace dispute resolution, such as accessibility and mobilization, might be successfully resolved. Legal consciousness is the starting point for understanding dispute resolution. Scholars have defined legal consciousness as 'the ways in which people make sense of law and legal institutions, that is, the understandings which give meaning to people's experiences and actions'. The level of procedural justice in organizations further complicates the issue of dispute resolution. Any dispute process other than litigation can be classified as alternative dispute resolution (ADR). One chief concern with internal dispute resolution is that it may make employees less likely to use adjudication to address their disputes. Stuart Henry's work in the early 1980's specifically examined dispute resolution in worker co-operatives. His research examined dispute resolution in various types of organizations, including two types of co-operatives: housing co-operatives and worker co-operatives.
