Is ADR a known skill and profession in the workplace?
According to a Cornell University study, 80 percent of large employers nationwide operate internal alternative dispute resolution programs. • A number of other sources report that ADR will be among the fastest-growing professions in the early decades of this century. • All United States federal departments and many state agencies are required to offer ADR options. • Increasingly, firms and organizations that use ADR in their internal and external conflicts recognize and value employees with ADR competence.
