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The Union and Its Members : A Psychological Approach.
Title:
The Union and Its Members : A Psychological Approach.
Author:
Barling, Julian.
ISBN:
9780195360875
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (260 pages)
Series:
Industrial and Organizational Psychology Series
Contents:
Contents -- 1 Organizational Psychology and Unions -- Some Effects of Unions -- The Neglect of Unions by Organizational Psychology -- Why the Neglect? -- Plan of the Book -- 2 The Structure of Labor Organizations -- The Structure of Organizations -- The Conceptualization and Measurement of Union Structure -- Correlates and Consequences of Union Structural Characteristics -- Conclusion -- 3 The Unionization Process -- Demographic Predictors of Certification Elections -- Personality Characteristics and Beliefs about Work as Predictors of Certification Elections -- Macro-level Predictors of Voting Behavior in Certification Elections -- Micro-level Predictors of Union Voting Behavior -- Modeling Union Voting Intentions and Decisions -- Conceptual, Empirical, and Ethical Issues in Predicting Union Voting Behavior -- Some Implications for Unions and Management -- Conclusion -- 4 Union Commitment -- A Definition of Union Commitment -- The Nature of Union Commitment -- A Model of Union Commitment -- The Consequences of Union Commitment -- Dual Loyalty to Company and Union -- Situational Influences on Union Commitment -- Conclusions -- 5 Union Participation -- The Nature of Union Participation -- Causes of Union Participation -- Consequences of Union Participation -- Conclusions -- 6 Union Leadership: The Role of the Shop Steward -- The Shop Steward Role -- Becoming a Union Leader -- Styles of Leadership -- Effects of Union Leadership -- Some Remaining Questions Concerning Union Leadership -- 7 Breakdowns in the Unionization Process -- Decertification: When the Union Leaves the Member -- Predicting the Outcome of Decertification Elections -- Contrasting the Predictors of Certification and Decertification -- Decertification: Some Implications for Management and Labor -- Decertification: A Potential Threat to the Labor Movement?.

Quitting the Union: When the Member Leaves the Union -- Conclusion -- 8 Effects of Unions on Organizational Behavior -- How Unions Affect Organizational Behavior -- Primary outcomes of Collective Bargaining -- Secondary Outcomes of Collective Bargaining -- Methodological Issues in Studying the Effects of Unions on Organizational Behavior -- Some Implications of Unionization for Organizational Psychology -- Conclusion -- 9 Concluding Thoughts and Challenges -- The Process of Unionization -- Some Remaining Challenges -- Appendix: Extent to Which Union-related Issues Are Covered in Leading Organizational Psychology Textbooks -- References -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
1. Organizational Psychology and Unions2. The Structure of Labor Organizations3. The Unionization Process4. Union Commitment5. Union Participation6. Union Leadership: The Role of the Shop Steward7. Breakdowns in the Unionization Process8. Effects of Unions on Organizational Behavior9. Concluding Thoughts and Challenges.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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