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How Employee Involvement Affects Union Commitment
Journal of Labor Research
  • Robert C. Hoell, Georgia Southern University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2004
DOI
10.1007/s12122-004-1036-3
Abstract

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. 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.

Citation Information
Robert C. Hoell. "How Employee Involvement Affects Union Commitment" Journal of Labor Research Vol. 25 Iss. 2 (2004) p. 267 - 277
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert_c_hoell/70/