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Using a sample of unionized faculty, this study investigated whether faculty members' militancy intentions and general union attitudes affected their level of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). OCB was divided into three dimensions (OCB-teaching, OCB-faculty, and OCB-university), and separate predictions were made for each. Results indicated weak relationships at best between the predictor variables and OCB, suggesting that unionization is not likely to affect this important aspect of job performance.
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Deckop, J.R., McClendon, J.A. & Harris-Pereles, K.L. The effect of strike militancy intentions and general union attitudes on the Organizational Citizenship Behavior of university faculty. Employ Respons Rights J 6, 85–97 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01388148
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