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How employee involvement affects union commitment

Journal of Labor Research volume 25, pages 267–277 (2004)Cite this article

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I assess how employee involvement programs affect union commitment attitudes. Analysis of 229 survey responses indicates that participation attitudes have no effect on union commitment levels; previous participation has a positive effect; and organizational commitment has a negative effect. A similar pattern was observed on four subscales of union commitment: union loyalty, responsibility to the union, willingness to work for the union, and belief in unionism.

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I thank the employees, the unions, and the company at which this study was conducted. Also, I am grateful to suggestions and comments made by participants in the American University Department of Management Research Series. Finally, a word of thanks to Tom Case, Gordon Henry, David Jacobs, and Tom Vonk for their comments on earlier drafts of this paper.

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Hoell, R.C. How employee involvement affects union commitment. J Labor Res 25, 267–277 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12122-004-1036-3

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Keywords

  • Organizational Commitment
  • Employee Attitude
  • Employee Involvement
  • Quality Circle
  • Unstandardized Regression Coefficient