10.2190/8QUN-1NDP-JHR5-BH4V 8QUN1NDPJHR5BH4V 0 EMERGING SIGNIFICANCE OF MANAGEMENT PREROGATIVES IN NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SECTOR: SCOPE OF NEGOTIATIONS 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=8QUN1NDPJHR5BH4V 2 JOHN DUGGAN The climate of public sector labor negotiations in New Jersey has been greatly altered by the Ridgefield Park decision of the State Supreme Court. The Court has held that Boards of Education do not have legislative approval to abdicate or bargain their managerial prerogatives in the realm of educational policy. The ruling limits the scope of negotiations and negates considerable contract language in existing public sector agreements. The author here examines the issue of management prerogatives as it relates to the Ridgefield Park decision. Labor and management perspectives have been surveyed and possible future scenarios have been explored.